disparagement

«disparagement» in Mova's school dictionary: saying that someone or something is not good or not… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (disparagement — mostly uncountable; a disparagement, disparagements)

meaning for a pupil

1) (formal) Disparagement is saying that someone or something is not good or not important, in an unkind or scornful way; putting it down. tree →

2) A disparagement is one remark like that. tree →

sense in the lessons

In lessons on language and argument it is the opposite of praise: «downplaying» someone's work or calling it worthless. In stories it shows a mean or proud character. Phrases: words of disparagement, without disparagement, disparagement of others.

examples

• The rival team's coach spoke with disparagement about our players. tree →
• Her disparagement of his painting hurt his feelings. tree →
• The critic's review was full of disparagement. tree →
• «Only a little school play,» he said, with a hint of disparagement. tree →
• Good sports players avoid the disparagement of their opponents. tree →
• She ignored the disparagement and kept practising. tree →

note

Formal word; everyday words are «putting down», «running down», «belittling». Verb: disparage (disparages, disparaged, disparaging); adjective: disparaging (a disparaging remark). Do not confuse with «disparity» (a big difference between things) or «despair» (losing all hope).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disparagement» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.