Dictionary Definition
disparage v : express a negative opinion of; "She
disparaged her student's efforts" [syn: belittle, pick at] [ant:
flatter]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/, /dIs"p
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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