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# disparage

verb (disparage, disparages, disparaged, disparaging) — formal

«disparage» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) To speak about someone or something in a way that shows you think they are not important or not good; to belittle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal exam word. In ethics and school life: disparaging others' work or background is unkind. In news: politicians may disparage opponents. It tells the reader that someone is putting others down. Phrases: «disparage someone's efforts», «not to disparage».

### Examples

- Don't disparage your sister's drawing — she tried her best. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x1)
- The critic disparaged the new film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x2)
- He disparaged his rival's ideas without listening to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x3)
- It is wrong to disparage people because of where they come from. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x4)
- Without wishing to disparage the cook, the soup was cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x5)
- She never disparages other teams, even when they lose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x6)
- Among the spectators was a Countryman, who disparaged the Clown's performance and announced that he would give a much superior exhibition of the same trick on the following day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: «disparagement». Adjective: «disparaging». Formal; in speech say «put down», «run down», «belittle». Pronounced dis-PARR-ij.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disparage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparage/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disparage» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disparage.html) on Mova free.