disparage
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disparage
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ UK
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ US
- /dɪsˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/
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From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).
noun
- Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. But, for his meane degree might not aspire / To match so high, her friends with counsell sage / Dissuaded her from such a disparage […]
verb disparages · disparaging · disparaged
- To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul disparaged be.
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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.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious
Similar: denigrate, belittle, vilipend, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, debase, defame, degrade, demean, demote, depress
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To ridicule, mock, discredit.
Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference
Similar: befool, excoriate, lampoon, scorn, chaff, disparage, forgab, frump, gleek, jape, jeer, jibe
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noun marriage
| Français | mésalliance |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | nicht standesgemäße Ehe, Missheirat |
| Русский | нера́вный брак nerávnyj brak, мезалья́нс mezalʹjáns |
verb to dishonor by a comparison
| Español | denigrar, menospreciar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 罵る nonoshiru, 貶す kenasu |
| Português | denegrir |
| Français | dénigrer |
| Deutsch | herabsetzen, herabwürdigen, entehren, verächtlich machen, verunglimpfen, schmälern |
| Русский | очернять očernjatʹ, принижать prinižatʹ |
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title = {disparage},
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