disparagement

English

Etymology

From Old French desparagement.

Pronunciation

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Noun

disparagement (countable and uncountable, plural disparagements)

1. The act of disparaging, of belittling.

   Synonyms: insult, put-down, ridicule

   His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.

Related terms

• disparage

Translations

An act of disparaging

• Catalan: menyspreu (ca) m, denigració f, menysteniment m
• Finnish: vähättely (fi)
• German: Verunglimpfung (de) f, Herabsetzung (de) f, Herabwürdigung (de) f
• Irish: tarcaisne f
• Korean: 경멸(輕蔑) (ko) (gyeongmyeol), 멸시(蔑視) (ko) (myeolsi), 비하(卑下) (biha)
• Persian: خوارشماری (xâršomâri), تحقیر (fa) (tahqir)

See also

• belittlement
• denigration