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All disparage synonyms

disΒ·parΒ·age
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verb disparage

  • criticize β€” If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
  • malign β€” to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
  • dismiss β€” to direct (an assembly of persons) to disperse or go: I dismissed the class early.
  • decry β€” If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
  • ridicule β€” speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
  • defame β€” If someone defames another person or thing, they say bad and untrue things about them.
  • denigrate β€” If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
  • discredit β€” to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
  • deride β€” If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
  • belittle β€” If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
  • scorn β€” open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
  • vilify β€” to speak ill of; defame; slander.
  • underrate β€” to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
  • slander β€” defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
  • degrade β€” Something that degrades someone causes people to have less respect for them.
  • dispirit β€” to deprive of spirit, hope, enthusiasm, etc.; depress; discourage; dishearten.
  • undervalue β€” to value below the real worth; put too low a value on.
  • slam β€” the winning or bidding of all the tricks or all the tricks but one in a deal. Compare grand slam (def 1), little slam.
  • rap β€” to carry off; transport.
  • traduce β€” to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame: to traduce someone's character.
  • deject β€” to have a depressing effect on; dispirit; dishearten
  • underestimate β€” to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
  • pan β€” an international distress signal used by shore stations to inform a ship, aircraft, etc., of something vital to its safety or to the safety of one of its passengers.
  • derogate β€” to cause to seem inferior or be in disrepute; detract
  • lower β€” to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
  • abuse β€” Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.
  • chill β€” When you chill something or when it chills, you lower its temperature so that it becomes colder but does not freeze.
  • discourage β€” to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
  • dishearten β€” to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
  • deprecate β€” If you deprecate something, you criticize it.
  • disdain β€” to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
  • minimize β€” to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
  • smear β€” to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
  • depreciate β€” If something such as a currency depreciates or if something depreciates it, it loses some of its original value.
  • demoralize β€” If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
  • roast β€” to bake (meat or other food) uncovered, especially in an oven.
  • scorch β€” to affect the color, taste, etc., of by burning slightly: The collar of the shirt was yellow where the iron had scorched it.
  • put down β€” a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
  • run down β€” melted or liquefied: run butter.
  • sour grapes β€” bitterness about sth unattainable
  • tear down β€” to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
  • write off β€” a cancellation from the accounts as a loss.
  • cry down β€” to belittle; disparage
  • dis β€” lady; woman.
  • dispraise β€” to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
  • dump on β€” to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
  • laugh at β€” to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
  • mock β€” to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • sneer β€” to smile, laugh, or contort the face in a manner that shows scorn or contempt: They sneered at his pretensions.
  • criticise β€” criticize
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