Dictionary.com

disparage

[ dih-spar-ij ]
/ dɪˈspær ɪdʒ /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR disparage

verb (used with object), dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing.

to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of: Your behavior will disparage the whole family.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of disparage

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French, Old French desparag(i)er to match unequally, equivalent to des-dis-1 + -parag(i)er, derivative of parage equality, equivalent to par(er) to equalize (<Latin parāre;see peer1) + -age-age

OTHER WORDS FROM disparage

dis·par·ag·er, nounun·dis·par·aged, adjective

Words nearby disparage

disorient, disorientate, disorientation, disoriented, disown, disparage, disparagement, disparaging, disparate, disparity, disparlure
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Words related to disparage

malign, dismiss, decry, ridicule, defame, denigrate, discredit, deride, belittle, scorn, vilify, underrate, slander, degrade, dispirit, undervalue, slam, rap, traduce, deject

Example sentences from the Web for disparage

British Dictionary definitions for disparage

disparage
/ (dɪˈspærɪdʒ) /

verb (tr)

to speak contemptuously of; belittle
to damage the reputation of

Derived forms of disparage

disparagement, noundisparager, noundisparaging, adjectivedisparagingly, adverb

Word Origin for disparage

C14: from Old French desparagier, from des- dis- 1 + parage equality, from Latin par equal
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012