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adjective
- 1. expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory: "disparaging remarks about council houses"
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The meaning of DISPARAGING is meant to belittle the value or importance of someone or something : serving or intended to disparage someone or something. How to use disparaging in a sentence.
DISPARAGING definition: 1. criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them: 2. criticizing…. Learn more.
DISPARAGE definition: 1. to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value him, her, or…. Learn more.
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, disparaging of their crude manners. They would often make disparaging remarks about the other in public.
Disparage derives from the Anglo-French word desparager, meaning "to marry below one's class." Desparager, in turn, combines the negative prefix des- with parage (meaning "equality" or "lineage"), which itself comes from per, meaning "peer."
DISPARAGING meaning: 1. criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them: 2. criticizing…. Learn more.
When you are disparaging, you express negative, low opinions in order to lower someone's reputation. Your friend will probably not appreciate it if you make disparaging comments about his girlfriend.
If you disparage someone or something, you speak about them in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. Many people will disparage what you are trying to achieve. [VERB noun] The tax cut is widely disparaged by senators from both parties as a budget gimmick. [VERB noun] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Definition of disparaging adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
What does the adjective disparaging mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective disparaging. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised. How common is the adjective disparaging?
