disparage (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *disparage*:
VERB	communication	disparage, belittle, pick at	express a negative opinion of

disparage > pronunciation
Sounds	dihspeh'rihjh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *disparage*: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Express a negative opinion of.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"She disparaged her student's efforts"
Synonyms	belittle, pick at
Narrower	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend	belittle
	discredit, disgrace	damage the reputation of
	minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate	Cause to seem less serious
	pan, tear apart, trash	Express a totally negative opinion of
Broader	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart	find fault with
Opposite	flatter, blandish	praise somewhat dishonestly
Spanish	denigrar, despreciar, menospreciar
Catalan	menysprear
Nouns	disparagement	the act of speaking contemptuously of
	disparagement	a communication that belittles somebody or something
	disparager	one who disparages or belittles the worth of something

HyperDic: disparage