DISPARAGEMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does disparagement mean?
• DISPARAGEMENT (noun)
The noun DISPARAGEMENT has 2 senses:
1. a communication that belittles somebody or something
2. the act of speaking contemptuously of
Familiarity information: DISPARAGEMENT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DISPARAGEMENT (noun)
Meaning:
A communication that belittles somebody or something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
derogation; disparagement; depreciation
Hypernyms ("disparagement" is a kind of...):
discourtesy; disrespect (an expression of lack of respect)
Domain member usage:
effeminacy; effeminateness; sissiness; softness; unmanliness; womanishness (the trait of being effeminate (derogatory of a man))
Moonie ((offensive) a member of the Unification Church)
suit (a businessman dressed in a business suit)
tree hugger (derogatory term for environmentalists who support restrictions on the logging industry and the preservation of forests)
touchy-feely ((often derogatory) openly expressing love and affection (especially through physical contact))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disparagement"):
condescension; disdain; patronage (a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient)
sour grapes (disparagement of something that is unattainable)
detraction; petty criticism (a petty disparagement)
aspersion; slur (a disparaging remark)
belittling; denigration (a belittling comment)
cold water (disparagement of a plan or hope or expectation)
calumniation; calumny; defamation; hatchet job; obloquy; traducement (a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions)
Meaning:
The act of speaking contemptuously of
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dispraise; disparagement
Hypernyms ("disparagement" is a kind of...):
disapproval (the act of disapproving or condemning)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "disparagement"):
belittling (the act of belittling)
denigration; deprecation (the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself))
detraction (the act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander))
