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disparagement

[ dih-spar-ij-muh nt ]

/ dɪˈspær ɪdʒ mənt /

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noun

the act of disparaging.

something that derogates or casts in a bad light, as a remark or censorious essay.

Origin of disparagement

1480–90; < Anglo-French, Middle French desparagement, equivalent to desparag(ier) to disparage + -ment -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM disparagement

self-dis·par·age·ment, noun

Words nearby disparagement

disorientate, disorientation, disoriented, disown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure, dispart

Example sentences from the Web for disparagement

Disparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement.

Dear White People: Well-Meaning Paternalism Is Still Racist |Chloé Valdary |December 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He believes that mockery, disparagement, or airing personal grudges are never appropriate.

How to Speak of the Dead |David Frum |April 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Today, “businessman” and “profit” are no longer words of disparagement in India.

The Book on India |Prashant Agrawal |March 19, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Is not this a disparagement of the person of man and a denial of God's power?

No and Yes |Mary Baker Eddy

That is not said in disparagement of the last, but in admiration of the first.

The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2) |Frederic G. Kenyon
For its priests and temples we have no words of disparagement.

The Hearth-Stone |Samuel Osgood
This I say in no disparagement of our cavalry, who have done so magnificently.

The German War |Arthur Conan Doyle
Go and Catch a Falling Star is but one of a series of delightful lyrics in disparagement of women.

The Art of Letters |Robert Lynd