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Insulting, ridiculing.
The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.
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disparaging — adj. expressing a low opinion of; same as {derogatory}; as, disparaging remarks about the new house. Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting, pejorative, denigratory.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disparaging — I adjective abusive, blameful, calumnious, censorious, condemnatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damnatory, defamatory, denunciatory, deprecative, derogatory, detractory, disrespectful, incriminatory, inculpatory, injurious, invective, inveighing … Law dictionary
disparaging — *derogatory, depreciatory, depreciative, slighting, pejorative Analogous words: belittling, decrying, minimizing (see DECRY): underestimating, undervaluing, underrating (see base words at ESTIMATE) Contrasted words: extolling, acclaiming,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disparaging — [[t]dɪ̱spæ̱rɪʤɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ about/of n If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them. He was critical of the people … English dictionary
disparaging — di|spar|a|ging [dıˈspærıdʒıŋ] adj criticizing someone or something, and showing that you do not think they are very good or important disparaging remarks/comments ▪ She made some disparaging remarks about the royal family. >disparagingly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
Disparaging — Disparage Dis*par age (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disparaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparaging}.] [OF. desparagier, F. d[ e]parager, to marry unequally; pref. des (L. dis ) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal, peer. See {Peer}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disparaging — disparagingly, adv. /di spar i jing/, adj. that disparages; tending to belittle or bring reproach upon: disparaging remarks. [1635 45; DISPARAGE + ING2] * * * … Universalium
disparaging — adj. Disparaging is used with these nouns: ↑comment, ↑remark … Collocations dictionary
disparaging — dis|par|ag|ing [ dı sperıdʒıŋ ] adjective showing that you have no respect for someone or something: disparaging comments … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
disparaging — adjective disparaging remarks criticize someone or something and show that you do not think they are very good disparagingly adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
