All disparagement synonyms

noun disparagement

• aspersion — a disparaging or malicious remark; slanderous accusation (esp in the phrase cast aspersions (on))
• scandal — a disgraceful or discreditable action, circumstance, etc.
• lessening — to become less.
• contempt — If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
• lie — Jonas, 1880–1940, U.S. painter, born in Norway.
• contumely — scornful or insulting language or behaviour
• derision — If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
• calumny — Calumny or a calumny is an untrue statement made about someone in order to reduce other people's respect and admiration for them.
• impairment — the state of being diminished, weakened, or damaged, especially mentally or physically: cognitive impairment in older adults.
• derogation — a lessening or weakening (of power, authority, position, etc.)
• condemnation — Condemnation is the act of saying that something or someone is very bad and unacceptable.
• censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.
• degradation — You use degradation to refer to a situation, condition, or experience which you consider shameful and disgusting, especially one which involves poverty or immorality.
• blame — If you blame a person or thing for something bad, you believe or say that they are responsible for it or that they caused it.
• debasement — Debasement is the action of reducing the value or quality of something.
• reproach — to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
• disdain — to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn.
• ridicule — speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
• tale — a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
• slander — defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander.
• denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
• prejudice — an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
• depreciation — the reduction in value of a fixed asset due to use, obsolescence, etc
• underestimation — to estimate at too low a value, rate, or the like.
• backbiting — If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work.
• belittlement — to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
• backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.
• mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
• criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
• vilification — to speak ill of; defame; slander.
• denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.