disparaging

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disparaging

/dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/ UK

adjective more disparaging · most disparaging

Insulting, ridiculing. The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.
Similar: degrading, derogatory

Opposite: laudatory

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of disparage

noun disparagings

disparagement I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways […] Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings.

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adjective

Opposite: laudatory

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adj insulting

Español	descalificativo, despectivo
हिन्दी	अपमानजनक apmānajnak
Português	insultante
Français	péjoratif
Deutsch	abfällig, abschätzig, abwertend, geringschätzig, herabsetzend, verunglimpfend
Italiano	denigratorio, sprezzante, dispregiativo
Ελληνικά	μειωτικός meiotikós
Русский	уничижи́тельный uničižítelʹnyj, пренебрежи́тельный prenebrežítelʹnyj

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@misc{disparaging_2026,
  title = {disparaging},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disparaging},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}