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单词 disparager
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disparager


dis·par·age

D0278500 (dĭ-spăr′ĭj)tr.v. dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es 1. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.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).]
dis·par′age·ment n.dis·par′ag·er n.dis·par′ag·ing·ly adv.Synonyms: disparage, denigrate, belittle, depreciate
These verbs mean to minimize the value or importance of someone or something. Disparage implies a critical or dismissive attitude often accompanied by disrespect: "Leaders who wouldn't be caught dead making religious or ethnic slurs don't hesitate to disparage the 'godless' among us" (Daniel C. Dennett).
Denigrate often adds a note of contempt: "elitist music critics who denigrated jazz by portraying it as inferior to the classical tradition" (Tyler Stovall).
Belittle means to reduce someone or something to a lowly status, often in an arrogant or hurtful manner: "those who would mock and belittle others simply on the basis of their physical appearance" (Tyler Dilts).
Depreciate implies the assignment of a low estimation of value or worth, though the judgment it expresses is generally less disdainful than in the previous terms: "[19th-century American] literature was still mainly subservient to English models and depreciated as secondhand and second rate" (Chronology of American Literature).
Thesaurus
Noun1.disparager - one who disparages or belittles the worth of somethingdepreciator, detractor, knockercynic, faultfinder - someone who is critical of the motives of othersbackbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier - one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libelhatemonger - one who arouses hatred for othersmuckraker, mudslinger - one who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage)

disparager


  • noun

Synonyms for disparager

noun one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

Synonyms

  • depreciator
  • detractor
  • knocker

Related Words

  • cynic
  • faultfinder
  • backbiter
  • defamer
  • libeler
  • maligner
  • slanderer
  • traducer
  • vilifier
  • hatemonger
  • muckraker
  • mudslinger
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