We shouldn't disparage other people.
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Disparage
//dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "disparage" (304 found)
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Closest matches (61)
Verb(28 words)
Strong matches (91)
Verb(31 words)
decreasedecrydeductdefamedefiledegradedejectdemeandemoralizedenigratedeprecatedepreciatederidederogatederogate fromdespisedetractdetract fromdevaluatedevalue
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diminishdisapprovedisapprove ofdisclaimdiscommenddiscountdiscouragediscreditdisdaindisesteemdisgracedisheartendishonordispiritdispraisedisprizedisregarddisrespectdisvaluedowngradedraindump oneat awayerodeexposeexpose to infamyextractfeel contempt forfeel superior tofile awayfloutfoulgibbethang in effigyhisshold beneath onehold cheaphold in contemptimpairimpeach
Related words (152)
Verb(66 words)
infamizejapejeerjibejoshkidknock down to sizelampoonlaugh to scornlilliputianizemake a fool ofmake fun ofmake little ofmake nothing ofmake sport ofmimicminimizemockmonsterizemuddy
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needlenigglepick atplay downpoke fun atput someone in their placerazzreducerelegatereproachribroastsatirizescandalscoffscornset at noughtshit talksinkslagslursmirchspatterspotstabsuperficializetake the mickeytake the pisstalk shittalk shitetalk trashteasetorchtrash-talktrim down to sizetrivializetwitunderestimateunderplayunderstateunflattervilipendvillainizewhittle down to sizewind upwrong
insultknockknock downleachlessenlibellooklook down uponmake free withmake light ofmake little ofmake nothing ofmalignminimizemisestimatemisprizenot respectpilloryplaypurify
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put downrank lowreducerefinereflect discredit uponremovereprimandretrenchridiculerub awayrun downscornsell shortset at naughtset little byshaveshortenshow disrespect forshrug offslamslanderslightslursmearsneersneer atsneeze atsniff atsnortsnort atsoilspeak ill ofstainstigmatizesubductsubmit to indignitysubtractsullytainttaketake a libertytake awaytake fromtake libertiestake liberties withtalktalk downtarnishthinthin outthink little ofthink nothing oftraducetreat with disrespecttrifle withunderestimateunderprizeunderrateunderreckonundervaluevilifyvituperatewear awayweedwithdrawwrite off
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1 entriesderived
5 entriesmanner of
1 entriesrelated to
15 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 19 languages.
Azerbaijani
1 entries- gözdən salmaq verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Bulgarian
3 entries- неравностоен брак noun (marriage)
- омаловажавам verb (to match unequally)
- подценявам verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Czech
2 entries- znevažovat verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- znevážit verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Danish
3 entries- forklejne verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- nedgøre verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- nedvurdere verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Dutch
3 entries- getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand noun (marriage)
- onteren verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- vernederen verb (to match unequally)
Finnish
4 entries- epäsäätyinen avioliitto noun (marriage)
- epäsäätyisyys noun (marriage)
- mesallianssi noun (marriage)
- aliarvostaa verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
French
2 entries- mésalliance noun (marriage)
- dénigrer verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
German
4 entries- Missheirat noun (marriage)
- nicht standesgemäße Ehe noun (marriage)
- entehren verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- geringschätzen verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Hungarian
3 entries- becsmérel verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- leszól verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- ócsárol verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Japanese
2 entries- 罵る verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- 貶す verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Middle English
1 entries- disparage noun (marriage)
Māori
4 entries- hahani verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- hanihani verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- kanone verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- whakahahani verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- forkleine verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- nedvurdere verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- rakke ned på verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- ringeakte verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Portuguese
1 entries- denegrir verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Russian
4 entries- мезалья́нс noun (marriage)
- нера́вный брак noun (marriage)
- очернять verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- принижать verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Spanish
2 entries- denigrar verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- menospreciar verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Swedish
1 entries- förringa verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Tagalog
1 entries- hamakin verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Ukrainian
2 entries- зневажати verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
- принижувати verb (to dishonor by a comparison)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
We didn't mean to disparage our contenders.
Source: tatoeba (2946008)
Do not disparage that man.
Source: tatoeba (6900081)
Some diplomats criticized the debate, saying it was intended to disparage the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and, by association, all other international tribunals.
Source: tatoeba (11119216)
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