Disparagement synonyms and antonyms

disparijmənt

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aspersion
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
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blame (related)
Responsibility for a fault or wrong
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objection (related)
A statement presented in opposition:
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ridicule (related)
The words or other products of expression used in this way:
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sanction (antonym)
Support; encouragement; approval
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flattery (antonym)
(Uncountable) Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour.
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compliment (antonym)
The definition of a compliment is the act of giving praise.
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praise (antonym)
(Archaic) A reason for praise; merit.
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approval (antonym)
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.
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commendation (antonym)
An award or recognition for performance; a medal.
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belittlement
An act of belittling
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denigration
An unfair criticism
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deprecation
(Uncountable) The act of deprecating.
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depreciation
An instance of disparaging or belittlement.
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derogation
An act which belittles; disparagement.
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detraction
The act of detracting something, or something detracted.
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minimization
The act of lowering something to its smallest value or extent.
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attack (related)
The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire:
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show (related)
A display; a manifestation:
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dispraise
A dispraising; blame
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repugnance (related)
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condescension (related)
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disloyalty (related)
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backbiting
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
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censure
A judgment or resolution condemning a person for misconduct; specif., an official expression of disapproval passed by a legislature
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derision
A state of being derided:
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lie (related)
Something meant to deceive or mistakenly accepted as true:
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Disparagement Sentence Examples

  • It would be difficult to draw any comparison between German and Italian humanists to the disparagement of the former.

  • But such disparagement would be an unfortunate lapse on their part.

  • It is no disparagement to point out that the recognition he obtained was due not only to his published work, but also to his success as a teacher.

  • Indeed, in order to oppose this unity of being to the realistic duality, both materialists and idealists describe themselves as monists, and call realists dualists by way of disparagement.

  • In thus acting he proved himself a true follower of his great countryman Linnaeus; but, without disparagement of his efforts in this respect, it must be said that when internal and external characters appeared to be in conflict he gave, perhaps with unconscious bias, a preference to the latter, for he belonged to a school of zoologists whose natural instinct was to believe that such a.

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