Disparagement
[dɪs'pærɪdʒmənt]
Definition
(noun.) the act of speaking contemptuously of.
(noun.) a communication that belittles somebody or something.
Edited by Linda--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation.
(n.) Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.
Checker: Roberta
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Depreciation, derogation, detraction, undervaluing, underrating, indignity, dishonor, disgrace, reproach, dispraise.
Typed by Jolin
Examples
- Why, as to _that_, my good friend, till I and my company have really acted there must be some guesswork; but I mean no disparagement to Julia. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- And in your disparagement of me at the same time. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He alluded to Adrian, and spoke of him with that disparagement that the worldly wise always attach to enthusiasm. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Mr Flintwinch, after scraping his chin, and looking about with caustic disparagement of the Pig-Market, nodded to Arthur, and followed. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
Editor: Meredith