Words and phrases that have a meaning related to disparage: (124 results)
Often used in the same context:
denigrate, belittle, demean, impugn, vilify, badmouth, criticize, demonize, deride, besmirch, discredit, harass, insinuate, marginalize, berate, embarrass, lambaste, tarnish, trivialize, sully, poke fun, malign, castigate, disavow, humiliate, moralize, blackball, persecute, exalt, smear, dignify, offend, repudiate, undermine, ridiculing, dehumanize, lionize, begrudge, traduce, insult, downplay, assail, intimidate, extol, defame, slighting, proselytize, satirize, confuse, mislead, politicize, glorify, excoriate, disrespects, refute, deface, deny, condescending, condone, trample, belabor, laud, stigmatize, despise, deprecating, lambast, proselytise, shortchange, espouse, slander, euphemize, diminish, denounce, deify, chastise, antagonize, sugarcoat, upbraid, pander, crucify, embarass, discriminate, demonizing, dehumanise, eviscerate, psychoanalyze, misinform, mocking, mischaracterize, decry, cheapen, victimize, naysay, bastardize, disserve, subvert, misunderstand, misinterpret, revile, politically incorrect, mythologise, annoy
More specific:
deprecate, depreciate, derogate, disgrace, minimize, pan, tear apart, trash
Appears in the definition of:
belittling, deprecating, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting, uncomplimentary
More general:
criticise, pick apart
Synonyms:
Also try:find fault with, pick at
— Adjectives for disparage: wise, much, least, fearful
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