Synonyms for "disparagement" (136 found)

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Closest matches (28)

airsanimadversionarroganceaspersionattackattaintattritionbackbitingbackstabbingbadge of infamybar sinisterbatonbelittlementbelittlingbend sinisterblack eyeblack markblotblurbrand

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broad arrowcalumnycensurechampaincharacter assassinationclannishnesscliquishnesscomedown

Strong matches (40)

contemptcontemptuousnesscontumelycriticismcurtailmentcutcuttingdecreasedecrementdefamationdenigrationdepletiondeprecationdepreciationderogationdespisaldespitedetractiondiminutiondip

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disapprovaldiscommendationdiscourtesydisdaindisdainfulnessdisesteemdisgracedishonordispraisedisrespectdisrespectfulnessdisvaluationexclusivenessextractionfaint praisehauteurhumiliation

Noun(3 words)

depreciationderogationdispraise

Related words (68)

impairmentimpudenceimputationindignityinsolenceinsultirreverencelack of respectlesseninglibelmark of cainminimizationmisestimationmisprisionmisprizalmisprizingmockeryonuspilloryingpoint champain

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reductionreflectionremissionreprimandreproachretractionretrenchmentridiculescandalscornscornfulnessshameshorteningshrinkageslanderslursmearsmirchsmudgesmutchsniffinesssnobbishnesssnootinesssnottinesssour grapessovereign contemptspotstainstigmastigmatismstigmatizationstricturesuperciliousnesssycophancytainttaletarnishtoploftinesstruncationunderestimateunderestimationunderratingunderreckoningundervaluation

Noun(4 words)

impeachmentinsultput-downridicule

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

disapprovaldiscourtesydisrespect

Related terms

3 entries

belittlementdenigrationdisparage

derived

1 entries

nondisparagement

is a

2 entries

disapprovaldisrespect

related to

8 entries

belittlementbelittlingdenigrationdisparagedisparagingfunmakingmaking fun

Translations

16 translations across 8 languages.

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Bulgarian

1 entries

• омаловажаване noun (An act of disparaging)

Catalan

3 entries

• denigració noun (An act of disparaging)
• menyspreu noun (An act of disparaging)
• menysteniment noun (An act of disparaging)

Finnish

1 entries

• vähättely noun (An act of disparaging)

German

3 entries

• Herabsetzung noun (An act of disparaging)
• Herabwürdigung noun (An act of disparaging)
• Verunglimpfung noun (An act of disparaging)

Irish

1 entries

• tarcaisne noun (An act of disparaging)

Korean

3 entries

• 경멸 noun (An act of disparaging)
• 멸시 noun (An act of disparaging)
• 비하 noun (An act of disparaging)

Persian

2 entries

• تحقیر noun (An act of disparaging)
• خوارشماری noun (An act of disparaging)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

• dìomoladh noun (An act of disparaging)
• mì-mholadh noun (An act of disparaging)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.

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