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disparage (verb)

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  • disparage — ► VERB ▪ regard or represent as being of little worth; scorn. DERIVATIVES disparagement noun disparaging adjective. ORIGIN Old French desparagier marry someone of unequal rank , from Latin par equal …   English terms dictionary

  • disparage — I verb affront, asperse, be insolent, be rude, belittle, bemock, besmear, bespatter, blacken, blot, bring reproach upon, calumniate, cavil, censure, cheapen, condemn, contemn, criticize, debase, decry, defame, deflate, degrade, denigrate,… …   Law dictionary

  • disparage — verb they disparage Lawrence and his achievements Syn: belittle, denigrate, deprecate, trivialize, make light of, undervalue, underrate, play down; ridicule, deride, mock, scorn, scoff at, sneer at; run down, defame, discredit, speak badly of …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • disparage — verb (T) formal to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important: Matcham s theatres were widely disparaged by architects. disparagement noun (C, U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • disparage — [[t]dɪ̱spæ̱rɪʤ[/t]] disparages, disparaging, disparaged VERB If you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. [FORMAL] [V n] ...Larkin s tendency to disparage literature …   English dictionary

  • disparage — UK [dɪˈspærɪdʒ] / US [dɪˈsperɪdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms disparage : present tense I/you/we/they disparage he/she/it disparages present participle disparaging past tense disparaged past participle disparaged to say unpleasant things about… …   English dictionary

  • disparage — transitive verb ( aged; aging) Etymology: Middle English, to degrade by marriage below one s class, disparage, from Anglo French desparager to marry below one s class, from des dis + parage equality, lineage, from per peer Date: 14th century 1.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • disparage — 1. noun /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/ Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. 2. verb /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/ a) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. b) To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in …   Wiktionary

  • disparage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. depreciate, discredit, belittle, decry, run down; asperse, traduce. See detraction, disapprobation, disrespect. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. depreciate, deprecate, discredit, defame; see censure ,… …   English dictionary for students

  • disparage — dis|par|age [ dı sperıdʒ ] verb transitive to say unpleasant things about someone or something that show you have no respect for them ╾ dis|par|age|ment noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disparage — [dɪ sparɪdʒ] verb represent as being of little worth; scorn. Derivatives disparagement noun disparaging adjective disparagingly adverb Origin ME (in the sense marry someone of unequal rank , also bring discredit on ): from OFr. desparagier marry… …   English new terms dictionary

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