disparage
verb /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/
/dɪˈspærɪdʒ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they disparage | /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ |
| he / she / it disparages | /dɪˈspærɪdʒɪz/ /dɪˈspærɪdʒɪz/ |
| past simple disparaged | /dɪˈspærɪdʒd/ /dɪˈspærɪdʒd/ |
| past participle disparaged | /dɪˈspærɪdʒd/ /dɪˈspærɪdʒd/ |
| -ing form disparaging | /dɪˈspærɪdʒɪŋ/ /dɪˈspærɪdʒɪŋ/ |
- disparage somebody/something to suggest that somebody/something is not important or valuable synonym belittle
- I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, also ‘bring discredit on’): from Old French desparagier ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, based on Latin par ‘equal’.