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单词 disparage
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•par•age /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/USA pronunciation   v. [ + obj], -aged, -ag•ing. 
  1. to belittle, ridicule, or discredit:Don't disparage his attempts to become a doctor.
dis•par•age•ment, n. [uncountable]
dis•par•ag•ing, adj.: disparaging remarks.See -par-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
dis•par•age  (di sparij),USA pronunciation v.t., -aged, -ag•ing. 
  1. to speak of or treat slightingly;
    depreciate;
    belittle:Do not disparage good manners.
  2. to bring reproach or discredit upon;
    lower the estimation of:Your behavior will disparage the whole family.
  • Latin parāre; see peer1) + -age -age
  • Anglo-French, Old French desparag(i)er to match unequally, equivalent. to des- dis-1 + -parag(i)er, derivative of parage equality, equivalent. to par(er) to equalize (
  • Middle English 1250–1300
dis•parag•er, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ridicule, discredit, mock, demean, denounce, derogate.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
disparage /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ vb (transitive)
  1. to speak contemptuously of; belittle
  2. to damage the reputation of
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French desparagier, from des- dis-1 + parage equality, from Latin par equal

disˈparagement n disˈparaging adj
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