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disparagement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | depreciation, derogation |
| Type of | disrespect, discourtesy |
| Has types | hatchet job, petty criticism, calumniation, calumny, slur, obloquy, cold water, condescension, belittling, sour grapes, aspersion, defamation, denigration, traducement, disdain, detraction, patronage |
| Derivation | disparage |
disparagement::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dispraise |
| Type of | disapproval |
| Has types | detraction, belittling, denigration, deprecation |
| Derivation | disparage |
Examples of disparagement
disparagement
It is no disparagement to truth, that it can only prevail where reason prevails.
From the theatlantic.com
Active disparagement also was not wanting, but it passed unnoticed by Tintoretto.
From the en.wikipedia.org
They receive the blame and disparagement for all that goes wrong in our lives.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
Its games have a very long history, but also a long history of disparagement.
From the guardian.co.uk
The disparagement no doubt rolled off the backs of most of the candidates.
From the inrich.com
In the cynical present, essentially the same song has become a disparagement of action.
From the nytimes.com
In each case, examiners cited disparagement as the grounds for action.
From the washingtonpost.com
But if it does that, it does so out of a sense of solidarity, and not of disparagement.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Today in Iran it is almost invariably used as a term of insult, ridicule or disparagement.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A communication that belittles somebody or something
- The act of speaking contemptuously of
- (disparage) express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
- (disparaging) derogative: expressive of low opinion; "derogatory comments"; "disparaging remarks about the new house"
- Disparagement, in United States trademark law, is a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, ...
- The act of disparaging, of belittling
- (disparage) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior; To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor; 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; To ridicule, mock, discredit
- (disparaging) Insulting, ridiculing
- (Disparage) regard as being of little worth
