disparage at CMU American English spelling Of Explained:
[dıs'perıdʒ]
disparage at English => English (English Etymology) Of Explained:
c.1315, from O.Fr. desparagier "reduce in rank, degrade," originally "to cause to marry unequally," and thus by extension the disgrace or dishonor involved in this, from des- "away" + parage "rank, lineage" (see peerage). Sense of "belittle" first recorded 1536. ///
disparage at English => English (Longman) Of Explained:
v [T] formal [Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: desparagier 'to marry below one's social class', from parage 'rank']// to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important// --Matcham's theatres were widely disparaged by architects.// -- disparagement n [U and C] //
disparage at English => English (Moby Thesaurus II) Of Explained:
157 Moby Thesaurus words for "disparage":
abate, abrade, abstract, abuse, attaint, backbite, bad-mouth, bate,
be above, be contemptuous of, be disrespectful,
be overfamiliar with, belittle, bespatter, blacken, blot,
blow upon, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low,
care nothing for, censure, cheapen, chill, contemn, criticize,
cry down, curtail, debase, decrease, decry, deduct, defame, defile,
degrade, deject, demean, demoralize, denigrate, deprecate,
depreciate, deride, derogate, derogate from, despise, detract,
detract from, devaluate, devalue, diminish, disapprove,
disapprove of, discommend, discredit, disdain, disesteem, disgrace,
dishearten, dishonor, dispirit, dispraise, disprize, disrespect,
disvalue, downgrade, drain, dump on, eat away, erode, expose,
expose to infamy, extract, feel contempt for, feel superior to,
file away, gibbet, hang in effigy, hold beneath one, hold cheap,
hold in contempt, impair, insult, knock, leach, lessen, libel,
look down upon, make free with, make light of, make little of,
make nothing of, malign, minimize, misestimate, misprize,
not respect, pillory, purify, put down, rank low, reduce, refine,
reflect discredit upon, remove, reprimand, retrench, ridicule,
rub away, run down, scorn, sell short, set at naught,
set little by, shorten, show disrespect for, shrug off, slander,
slight, slur, smear, sneer at, sneeze at, sniff at, snort at, soil,
speak ill of, stain, stigmatize, subduct, submit to indignity,
subtract, sully, taint, take a liberty, take away, take from,
take liberties with, talk down, tarnish, thin, thin out,
think little of, think nothing of, traduce, treat with disrespect,
trifle with, underestimate, underprize, underrate, underreckon,
undervalue, vilify, wear away, weed, withdraw, write off
disparage at English => English (English Thesaurus) Of Explained:
[V] (Underestimation): underrate, underestimate, undervalue, depreciate, disparage, detract, not do justice to, belittle, minimize.
[N] (Disapprobation): disapprobation, disapproval, odium, dislike, blame, censure, obloquy, disparagement, depreciation, condemnation.
[V] (Disapprobation): disapprove, dislike, take exception to, think ill of, disparage, deprecate, speak ill of, condemn.
[N] (Detraction): detraction, disparagement, depreciation, vilification, obloquy, defamation, slander, calumny, backbiting, libel.
[V] (Detraction): detract, derogate, decry, deprecate, depreciate, disparage, run down, belittle, sneer at, criticize, cast aspersions upon, blacken, vilify, brand, malign, muckrake, backbite, libel, slander, defame.
disparage at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
verb
[VN] (formal) to suggest that sb/sth is not important or valuable:
I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
disparagement noun [U]
disparaging adjective:
disparaging remarks
disparagingly adverb:
He spoke disparagingly of his colleagues.
disparage at English => English (Oxford Advanced Learners) Of Explained:
verb
[VN] (formal) to suggest that sb/sth is not important or valuable:
I don't mean to disparage your achievements.
disparagement noun [U]
disparaging adjective:
disparaging remarks
disparagingly adverb:
He spoke disparagingly of his colleagues.
Disparage at English => English (Websters 1913) Of Explained:
Disparage \Dis*par"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Disparaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparaging}.] [OF.
desparagier, F. d['e]parager, to marry unequally; pref. des-
(L. dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal,
peer. See {Peer}.]
1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal
marriage. [Obs.]
Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul
disparaged be. --Chaucer.
2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to
lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak
slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
Those forbidding appearances which sometimes
disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. --Bp.
Atterbury.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
--Milton.
Syn: To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen;
vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade;
debase. See {Decry}.
Disparage \Dis"pa*rage`\, n.
Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
Dissuaded her from such a disparage. --Spenser.
disparage at English => English (WordNet) Of Explained:
disparage
v : express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's
efforts" [syn: {belittle}, {pick at}] [ant: {flatter}]
disparage at English (WD) Of Explained:
==English==
Etymology
From Inter: etyl » enm, from Inter: etyl » fro Inter: term » desparager, from Inter: term » des- + Inter: term » parage||equal rank, rank.Pronunciation
* Inter: IPA » /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/, Inter: X-SAMPA » /dIs"p{rIdZ/Noun
Inter: en-noun » -Translations
Inter: trans-top » marriageInter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Verb
Inter: en-verb » disparag|ingTranslations
Inter: trans-top » to match unequallyInter: trans-mi » d
- French: se mésallier (?)
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to dishonor by a comparison
- Bulgarian: Inter: t+ » bg|подценявам|sc=Cyrl
- Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|halventaa, Inter: t- » fi|vähätellä, Inter: t+ » fi|aliarvostaa
- French: Inter: t+ » fr|dénigrer
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: trans-top » to ridicule
- Finnish: Inter: t- » fi|halventaa, Inter: t+ » fi|pilkata
Inter: trans-mi » d
Inter: trans-botto » m
Inter: checktrans-to » p
- Inter: ttbc » io: denigrar
- Inter: ttbc » es: desacreditar
- Dutch: Inter: t- » nl|ridiculiseren
Inter: trans-botto » m
See also
* vilipendExternal links
* Inter: R:Webster 191 » 3Translation: et » disparage
Translation: el » disparage
Translation: fa » disparage
Translation: fr » disparage
Translation: ko » disparage
Translation: io » disparage
Translation: kn » disparage
Translation: hu » disparage
Translation: mg » disparage
Translation: ml » disparage
Translation: my » disparage
Translation: nl » disparage
Translation: ps » disparage
Translation: pl » disparage
Translation: ro » disparage
Translation: ta » disparage
Translation: te » disparage
Translation: th » disparage
Translation: vi » disparage
Translation: zh » disparage