请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 deprecating
释义

deprecating

adjective

dep·​re·​cat·​ing ˈde-pri-ˌkā-tiŋ How to pronounce deprecating (audio)
: tending or serving to disparage or belittle someone or something
a deprecating remark
Allagash tells you, with a deprecating roll of his eyes, that Vicky is studying Philosophy at Princeton. Jay McInerney
There are little judgments on him throughout the text, sometimes mildly deprecating, sometimes robustly defensive. The Times Literary Supplement (London)
see also self-deprecating
deprecatingly
ˈde-pri-ˌkā-tiŋ-lē How to pronounce deprecating (audio)
adverb
The letter hints that he is upset about something which has caused him to feel 'nervous and sad' and he ends by deprecatingly referring to himself as a 'dull pupil'. The Gloucestershire Echo

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

deprecating 1 of 2

adjective

as in disparaging

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • disparaging
  • snide
  • disdainful
  • derogatory
  • scornful
  • contemptuous
  • unkindly
  • unkind
  • obnoxious
  • opprobrious
  • malicious
  • spiteful
  • malign
  • snotty
  • malignant
  • hateful
  • malevolent
  • bitchy
  • virulent
  • unloving
  • cruel
  • mean-spirited
  • scoundrelly
  • vindictive
  • despiteful
  • vicious
  • baleful
  • catty
  • mean
  • snakelike
  • envious
  • caustic
  • resentful
  • jealous
  • vitriolic
  • scurvy
  • baneful
  • hostile
  • jaundiced
  • rancorous
  • acrimonious
  • devious
  • scathing
  • evil
  • nasty
  • bitter
  • inimical
  • venomous
  • bad
  • acrid
  • poisonous
  • harsh

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • sympathetic
  • kindly
  • agreeable
  • amiable
  • warm
  • genial
  • kind
  • compassionate
  • friendly
  • good
  • affectionate
  • affable
  • gracious
  • kindhearted
  • pleasant
  • cordial
  • sweet
  • nice
  • amorous
  • warmhearted
  • good-hearted
  • humane
  • tender
  • magnanimous
  • loving
  • noble
  • benign
  • benevolent
  • altruistic
  • philanthropic
  • humanitarian
  • benignant
  • tenderhearted
  • philanthropical
  • high-minded
  • unmalicious
See More

deprecating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of deprecate
1
as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • dismissing
  • minimizing
  • diminishing
  • disparaging
  • criticizing
  • denigrating
  • depreciating
  • derogating
  • discounting
  • belittling
  • decrying
  • denouncing
  • disliking
  • condemning
  • trashing
  • bad-mouthing
  • running down
  • talking down
  • scolding
  • crying down
  • dissing
  • discrediting
  • trash-talking
  • dumping on
  • playing down
  • writing off
  • abusing
  • poor-mouthing
  • censuring
  • maligning
  • vilipending
  • kissing off
  • disgracing
  • vilifying
  • reprobating
  • slandering
  • traducing
  • putting down
  • discommending
  • defaming
  • slurring
  • ripping
  • aspersing
  • reprehending
  • disapproving (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praising
  • approving
  • lauding
  • endorsing
  • applauding
  • exalting
  • favoring
  • glorifying
  • indorsing
  • recommending
  • sanctioning
  • magnifying
  • countenancing
  • acclaiming
  • commending
  • complimenting
  • extolling
  • eulogizing
See More
2
as in disliking
to hold an unfavorable opinion of deprecates TV sitcoms as childish and simpleminded

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • disliking
  • criticizing
  • rejecting
  • denouncing
  • discountenancing
  • reproving
  • condemning
  • disfavoring
  • disesteeming
  • scorning
  • misliking
  • tsk-tsking
  • reprobating
  • chiding
  • censuring
  • scolding
  • looking down one's nose (on)
  • pooh-poohing
  • disrelishing
  • frowning (on or upon)
  • disapproving (of)
  • rebuking
  • tut-tutting (over or about)
  • reprehending
  • tutting (over or about)
  • poohing
  • reproaching
  • discommending
  • objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • approving
  • favoring
  • liking
  • supporting
  • endorsing
  • indorsing
  • sanctioning
  • enjoying
  • loving
  • digging
  • relishing
  • adoring
  • fancying
  • delighting (in)
  • grooving (on)
  • reveling (in)
  • revelling (in)
See More
随便看

 

英语词典包含469781条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 9:13:35