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[ dih-spar-ij-muhnt ] / dɪˈspær ɪdʒ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR disparagement ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe act of disparaging. something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay. Origin of disparagement1480–90; <Anglo-French, Middle French desparagement, equivalent to desparag(ier) to disparage + -ment-ment OTHER WORDS FROM disparagementself-dis·par·age·ment, nounWords nearby disparagementdisorientate, disorientation, disoriented, disown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure, dispart Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for disparagementDisparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement. Dear White People: Well-Meaning Paternalism Is Still Racist|Chloé Valdary|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST He believes that mockery, disparagement, or airing personal grudges are never appropriate. How to Speak of the Dead|David Frum|April 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST Today, “businessman” and “profit” are no longer words of disparagement in India. The Book on India|Prashant Agrawal|March 19, 2009|DAILY BEAST Is not this a disparagement of the person of man and a denial of God's power? No and Yes|Mary Baker Eddy
That is not said in disparagement of the last, but in admiration of the first. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon For its priests and temples we have no words of disparagement. The Hearth-Stone|Samuel Osgood This I say in no disparagement of our cavalry, who have done so magnificently. The German War|Arthur Conan Doyle Go and Catch a Falling Star is but one of a series of delightful lyrics in disparagement of women. The Art of Letters|Robert Lynd
Words related to disparagementaspersion, scandal, lessening, contempt, lie, contumely, derision, discredit, scorn, calumny, impairment, derogation, condemnation, censure, degradation, blame, debasement, reproach, disdain, ridicule |