disparage
verb (used with object)
to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle.
is disparaging
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present progressiveof disparage (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He added, “I think it’s a fully realized portrait. No human being is one particular thing. We don’t do anything in ‘Winning Time’ that is disparaging, or at least that’s not the intent.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 2, 2022
He said Ms. Troye is disparaging everyone who worked to mitigate the pandemic, which has killed more than 200,000 people in the U.S.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 22, 2020
Should any kind of speech—even that which is disparaging or offensive—be allowed to be trademarked?
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2017
There’s a two-part test to determine whether a mark is disparaging.
From New York Times ● Jan. 17, 2017
He's such a harsh critic of his oeuvre, always hates the end result, is disparaging about his work, and yet it's been rumoured that he actually likes it.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 13, 2011
