disparage verb affront, asperse, be insolent, be rude, belittle, bemock, besmear, bespatter, blacken, blot, bring reproach upon, calumniate, cavil, censure, cheapen, contemn, criticize, debase, decry, defame, deflate, degrade, denigrate, depreciate, deride, derogate, detract, detrectare, discount, discredit, disesteem, disfavor, dishonor, disregard, disrespect, downgrade, elevare, extenuare, find fault with, frown upon, gibe, humiliate, immtate insultingly, insult, jeer, lampoon, laugh at, look down on, lower the estimation of, make fun of, make light of, make sport of, malign, minimize, misprize, mock, play down, reflect poorly upon, ridicule, run down, scoff, scorn, shame, slander, slight, slur, smear, sneer, speak ill of, stain, stigmatize, sully, taint, tarnish, taunt, think little of, traduce, underrate, undervalue, vilify, vilipendAssociated concepts: disparage a name, disparage a product
See also: blame, brand, censure, complain, condemn, condescend, contemn, criticize, damage, debunk, decry, defame, demean, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, disapprove, disbelieve, discommend, discount, discredit, disdain, dishonor, disoblige, fault, humiliate, impeach, jeer, lessen, libel, malign, minimize, misprize, mock, patronize, pillory, remonstrate, reprimand, reproach, smear, spurn, sully, underestimate
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