disparage

tr.v., -aged, -ag·ing, -ag·es.

1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. See synonyms at decry.
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).]

disparagement dis·par'age·ment n.
disparager dis·par'ag·er n.
disparagingly dis·par'ag·ing·ly adv.

(di-SPAR-ij)

verb tr.
1. To speak slightingly; to belittle.
2. To lower in rank or estimation.

Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French desparage (to match unequally), from dis- + parage (equality), from per (peer), from Latin par (equal). A few cousins of this word are par, parity, peer, compare, and nonpareil

Usage
"He said he was not disparaging dealers, collectors or museum directors, but the 'degrading market hysteria'." — Maev Kennedy; Art Market 'A Cultural Obscenity'; Guardian (London, UK); Jun 2, 2004.

"Instead, she said First Selectman Paul Santoro refused to put the items on the agenda and has continued making disparaging comments about her." — Jennifer Babulsky; Town Clerk Not on Board Agenda ... Again; Norwich Bulletin (Connecticut); Jun 15, 2004.

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verb

To think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant: belittle, decry, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, detract, discount, downgrade, minimize, run down, slight, talk down. Idioms: makelightlittleof. See attack/defend, show/hide.

v

Definition: criticize; detract from
Antonyms: approve, commend, compliment, flatter, laud, praise, sanction

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IN BRIEF: To degrade, to speak slightingly about.

The disparaging remarks hurt her feelings.

Common misspelling(s) of disparagingly

• disparingly

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - nedsætte, tale nedsættende om, underkende, misrekommandere

Nederlands (Dutch)
kleineren, omlaag halen

Français (French)
v. tr. - déprécier, dénigrer

Deutsch (German)
v. - geringschätzen, herabwürdigen, in Verruf bringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διασύρω, υποτιμώ, δυσφημώ, κακολογώ, κατακρίνω

Italiano (Italian)
disprezzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - depreciar, desacreditar

Русский (Russian)
дискредитировать, очернять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - menospreciar, denigrar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - nedvärdera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贬低, 毁谤, 轻视

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貶低, 譭謗, 輕視

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무시하다, 나쁘게 말하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - けなす, 見くびる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يوحي وبخاصه بطريقه غير عادله بأن شئ أو شخص ذو قيمه أو أهميه قليله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮המעיט, זלזל ב-‬

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