disparage[verb]Synonyms: run down, belittle, denigrate, deprecate, deride, malign, put down, ridicule, slander, vilify
Antonyms: applaud
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
di‧spar‧age /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: desparagier 'to marry below one's social class', from parage 'rank']
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important:
Matcham’s theatres were widely disparaged by architects.—disparagement noun [uncountable and countable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲