Disparage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. See Synonyms at decry.
  • v. To reduce in esteem or rank.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
  • v. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
  • v. 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.
  • v. To ridicule, mock, discredit.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal marriage.
  • v. 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.
  • n. Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Disparagement; disgrace resulting from an unequal match.
  • To marry to one of inferior condition or rank; degrade by an unequal match or marriage; match unequally.
  • To injure or dishonor by a comparison, especially by treating as equal or inferior to what is of less dignity, importance, or value.
  • To undervalue; criticize or censure unjustly; speak slightingly of; vilify.
  • To bring reproach on; lower the estimation or credit of; discredit; dishonor.
  • Synonyms Depreeiate, Detract from, etc. See decry.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. express a negative opinion of
  • Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    knock    criticize    criticise    pick apart   
    Cross Reference
    discredit    excoriate    belittle    vilipend    denigrate   
    Hyponym
    discredit    derogate    depreciate    deprecate    disgrace    tear apart    denigrate    vilipend    minimize    pan   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    reproach    underrate    degrade    vilify    undervalue    depreciate    decry    derogate from    debase    detract from   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound