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disparaging
dis·par·age D0278500 (dĭ-spăr′ĭj)tr.v. dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es 1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.2. To reduce in esteem or rank.
[Middle English disparagen, to degrade, from Old French desparager : des-, dis- + parage, high birth (from per, peer; see peer2).]
dis·par′age·ment n.dis·par′ag·er n.dis·par′ag·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: disparage, denigrate, belittle, depreciate
These verbs mean to minimize the value or importance of someone or something. Disparage implies a critical or dismissive attitude often accompanied by disrespect: "Leaders who wouldn't be caught dead making religious or ethnic slurs don't hesitate to disparage the 'godless' among us" (Daniel C. Dennett).
Denigrate often adds a note of contempt: "elitist music critics who denigrated jazz by portraying it as inferior to the classical tradition" (Tyler Stovall).
Belittle means to reduce someone or something to a lowly status, often in an arrogant or hurtful manner: "those who would mock and belittle others simply on the basis of their physical appearance" (Tyler Dilts).
Depreciate implies the assignment of a low estimation of value or worth, though the judgment it expresses is generally less disdainful than in the previous terms: "[19th-century American] literature was still mainly subservient to English models and depreciated as secondhand and second rate" (Chronology of American Literature).dis•par•ag•ing (dɪˈspær ɪ dʒɪŋ)
adj. tending to belittle or discredit. [1635–45; disparage + -ing2] dis•par′ag•ing•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | disparaging - expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"derogative, derogatoryuncomplimentary - tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage |
disparagingadjective contemptuous, damaging, critical, slighting, offensive, insulting, abusive, scathing, dismissive, belittling, unfavourable, derogatory, unflattering, scornful, disdainful, defamatory, derisive, libellous, slanderous, deprecatory, uncomplimentary, fault-finding, contumelious He was alleged to have made disparaging remarks.
approving, flattering, favourable, complimentary, appreciative, laudatory, commendatorydisparagingadjectiveTending or intending to belittle:deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, low, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary.Translationsabwertenddenigratoriosprezzantedisparaging
Related to disparaging: eulogisticSynonyms for disparagingadj contemptuousSynonyms- contemptuous
- damaging
- critical
- slighting
- offensive
- insulting
- abusive
- scathing
- dismissive
- belittling
- unfavourable
- derogatory
- unflattering
- scornful
- disdainful
- defamatory
- derisive
- libellous
- slanderous
- deprecatory
- uncomplimentary
- fault-finding
- contumelious
Antonyms- approving
- flattering
- favourable
- complimentary
- appreciative
- laudatory
- commendatory
Synonyms for disparagingadj tending or intending to belittleSynonyms- deprecative
- deprecatory
- depreciative
- depreciatory
- derogative
- derogatory
- detractive
- low
- pejorative
- slighting
- uncomplimentary
Synonyms for disparagingadj expressive of low opinionSynonymsRelated Words |