| 单词 | disparagement |
| 释义 | disparagement (once / 5964 pages) n Disparagement is belittlement. When Prince William married Catherine Middleton, there was some disparagement by the public of her non-royal background. Snobs. Disparagement comes from the Old French desparagier, meaning "marry someone of unequal rank." Disparagement is the act of speaking about someone in a negative or belittling way, and doesn't have to be related to weddings. If someone wins an election because of sneaky, dishonest ads, you can be sure that there will be plenty of disparagement of that candidate in the back rooms of the defeated politician. WORD FAMILYdisparagement: disparagements+/disparage: disparaged, disparagement, disparager, disparages, disparaging/disparager: disparagers/disparaging: disparagingly USAGE EXAMPLESEveryone knows that Trump prizes loyalty and has a long memory for slights and disparagements. Washington Post(Nov 12, 2016) Nearing the end of a campaign of disparagement, Donald J. Trump coined a classic in the annals of insults against powerful women. New York Times(Oct 20, 2016) As for temperament, Clinton’s disparagement of fellow Americans is particularly revealing. Washington Times(Oct 18, 2016) 1n a communication that belittles somebody or something Syn|Hypo|Hyper depreciation, derogation cold water disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation belittling, denigrationa belittling comment aspersion, slura disparaging remark detraction, petty criticisma petty disparagement sour grapesdisparagement of something that is unattainable condescension, disdain, patronagea communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducementa false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions ethnic slura slur on someone's race or language assassination, blackwash, character assassinationan attack intended to ruin someone's reputation malignment, smear, vilificationslanderous defamation libela false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person slanderwords falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another name calling, namesverbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument epithet, namea defamatory or abusive word or phrase discourtesy, disrespect an expression of lack of respect 2n the act of speaking contemptuously of Syn|Hypo|Hyper dispraise belittling the act of belittling denigration, deprecationthe act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) detractionthe act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) disapproval the act of disapproving or condemning |
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