单词 | disparage |
释义 | disparage/dɪˈsparɪdʒ /verb [with object] Regard or represent as being of little worth: he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors...
Synonyms belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, downgrade, play down, deflate, trivialize, minimize, make light of, treat lightly, undervalue, underrate, underestimate; disdain, dismiss, ridicule, deride, mock, scorn, pour scorn on, scoff at, sneer at, laugh at, laugh off; run down, defame, decry, discredit, slander, libel, malign, speak ill of, speak badly of, cast aspersions on, impugn, vilify, traduce, revile, criticize, condemn; North American slur informal do down, do a hatchet job on, take to pieces, pull apart, pull to pieces, pick holes in, drag through the mud, hit out at, knock, slam, pan, bash, bad-mouth, pooh-pooh, look down one's nose at British informal rubbish, slate, slag off, have a go at dated cry down archaic hold cheap rare misprize, minify, asperse, derogate, calumniate, vilipend, vituperate derogatory, deprecating, deprecatory, denigratory, belittling, slighting, insulting, abusive; critical, scathing, negative, unfavourable, uncomplimentary, uncharitable, unsympathetic; contemptuous, scornful, snide, derisive, disdainful, sneering informal bitchy, catty archaic contumelious Derivativesdisparagement
OriginLate Middle English (in the sense 'marry someone of unequal rank', also 'bring discredit on'): from Old French desparagier 'marry someone of unequal rank', based on Latin par 'equal'.
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