disparaging

Plural: disparagings

Verb

• express a negative opinion of
• present participle and gerund of disparage

Adjective Satellite

• expressive of low opinion
  • "disparaging remarks about the new house"

Adj

• Insulting, ridiculing.

Noun

• disparagement

Examples

• The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.

Synonyms

belittle, derogative, derogatory, disparage, pick at, degrading

Antonyms

flatter, laudatory

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