adj. to criticize in a negative disrespectful manner.
He used disparaging words out of anger.
He used disparaging words out of anger.
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The muckraker wrote a disparaging article about the candidate.
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criticize; detract from; abuse; belittle
approve; commend; compliment; flatter
4 syllables
dis-par-ag-ing
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