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I have never been on the receiving end of a hate crime, or even a disparaging remark to my face.
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Meaning of "disparaging" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPARAGING

disparaging  [dɪˈspærɪdʒɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPARAGING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disparaging is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISPARAGING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disparaging in the English dictionary

The definition of disparaging in the dictionary is If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPARAGING


ageing
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
aging
ˈeɪdʒɪŋ
bridging
ˈbrɪdʒɪŋ
cottaging
ˈkɒtɪdʒɪŋ
damaging
ˈdæmɪdʒɪŋ
discouraging
dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ
disobliging
ˌdɪsəˈblaɪdʒɪŋ
encouraging
ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ
engaging
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ
haemorrhaging
ˈhemərɪdʒɪŋ
imaging
ˈɪmɪdʒɪŋ
managing
ˈmænɪdʒɪŋ
messaging
ˈmɛsɪdʒɪŋ
obliging
əˈblaɪdʒɪŋ
packaging
ˈpækɪdʒɪŋ
paging
ˈpeɪdʒɪŋ
pillaging
ˈpɪlɪdʒɪŋ
raging
ˈreɪdʒɪŋ
staging
ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ
unencouraging
ˌʌnɪnˈkʌrɪdʒɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPARAGING

dispace
disparage
disparagement
disparager
disparagingly
disparate
disparately
disparateness
disparates
disparities
disparity
dispark
dispart
dispassion
dispassionate
dispassionately
dispassionateness
dispatch
dispatch box
dispatch case

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPARAGING

blogging
bordraging
challenging
changing
document imaging
emerging
garaging
ging
hanging
instant messaging
lodging
logging
magnetic resonance imaging
picture messaging
pound cost averaging
radiopaging
singing
text messaging
thermal imaging
voyaging

Synonyms and antonyms of disparaging in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPARAGING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disparaging» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disparaging

Translation of «disparaging» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPARAGING

Find out the translation of disparaging to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disparaging from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disparaging» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

贬低的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

despreciativo
570 millions of speakers

English

disparaging
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपेक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пренебрежительное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

depreciativo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপমানজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désobligeant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Meremehkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

abschätzig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

軽蔑の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

얕보는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disparaging
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giam giá trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிந்துரைப்பதைப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तिरस्कारयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötüleyici
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sprezzante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uwłaczający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зневажливе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

peiorativ
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτιμητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neerhalende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedsättande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedsettende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disparaging

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPARAGING»

The term «disparaging» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.531 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPARAGING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disparaging» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disparaging» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disparaging

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6 QUOTES WITH «DISPARAGING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disparaging.
1
Carol Anshaw
I have never been on the receiving end of a hate crime, or even a disparaging remark to my face.
2
Tom Bodett
Somebody says, 'Do a Tom Bodett, a folksy kind of thing,' and it sounds like something out of 'Hee Haw,' very insulting. They turn wry humor into disparaging sarcasm, and you get what amounts to insulting advertising.
3
Leslie Charteris
The gleam in their eyes telegraphs only too clearly that they are hoping for a headline, which of course means something disparaging, because nothing makes such good copy as a feud.
4
Daniel Gilbert
No one likes to be criticized, of course, but if the things we successfully strive for do not make our future selves happy, or if the things we unsuccessfully avoid do, then it seems reasonable (if somewhat ungracious) for them to cast a disparaging glance backward and wonder what the hell we were thinking.
5
Ron Pope
I think it's funny how excited people can get about things I say that don't have anything to do with music. I made a disparaging comment about McDonald's on Twitter once and people flipped out on me.
6
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Both referred to the Affordable Care Act, which is the accurate title of the health care reform law, as 'Obamacare.' That is a disparaging reference to the President of the United States, it is meant as a disparaging reference to the President of the United States.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPARAGING»

Discover the use of disparaging in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disparaging and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Taneesha Never Disparaging
Teased and tormented because of her choice of friends, her Buddhist religion, and her lackluster campaign for class president, Taneesha's fifth-grade school year proves to be disappointing until she learns to make peace with herself and ...
M. LaVora Perry, 2011
2
The Ninth Amendment and the Politics of Creative ...
In this volume, Marshall DeRosa provides a thorough analysis of Supreme Court unenumerated rights policy and offers suggestions toward reestablishing American federalism as envisioned by the framers of the Constitution.
Marshall L. DeRosa
3
Does Witnessing Disparaging Appearance-related Comments ...
This study examined the effects of witnessing disparaging comments about other women's bodies on women's own body satisfaction.
CariAnn M. Bergner, University of Central Missouri. Psychology, 2009
4
Humor: The Psychology of Living Buoyantly
In a study of "put-down humor," Zillmann and Stocking (1976) had subjects listen to taped renditions of an original disparaging humorous routine. Subjects were asked to provide their reactions to the disparager and his humor. When the ...
Herbert M. Lefcourt, 2001
5
Sexist Humor: Local and Systemic Manifestations of Privilege ...
in the women-disparaging condition than the men disparaging condition) did not reach significance t(114) = .16, p = .44. Including data from only participants in the refined sample, the omnibus ANOVA of feminine career interest revealed no ...
Kate M. Pickett, 2008
6
Cracking Up: American Humor in a Time of Conflict
One study by Olsen etal. in 1999found that being exposed to disparaging humor about men and lawyers did not increase the intensity or accessibility of stereotypes (for instance, that men are bull-headed or stubborn; that lawyers are greedy or ...
Paul Lewis, 2006
7
Anna Isbaelle Hutchinson against Jospeh T. McCaddon and ...
O. That is what you have characterized in your direct testimony as disparaging? A . I didn't use the word disparaging. The Court : Counsel did. 731 Q. Mr. Bottom asked you if you sent these disparaging messages? A. Yes. Q. You don't wish to  ...
8
Comic Effects: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Humor in ...
When a character says something he or she regards as amusing and we fail to share in the humor, our lack of identification with the character is both highlighted and intensified. A sense of the evolution of research on disparaging humor can ...
Paul Lewis, 1989
9
Student-instructor Conflict: The Relationship Between ...
This typology includes four appropriate categories (i.e., related humor, humor unrelated to class material, self- disparaging humor, unintentional or unplanned humor) and four inappropriate categories (i.e., offensive humor, disparaging humor ...
Karissa L. Zigarovich, 2007
10
Humour and laughter: theory, research and applications
He used party preference (which presumably meant de facto membership) and candidate preference in predicting the appreciation of jokes disparaging presidential candidates. Although both measures correlated significantly with differential ...
Anthony J. Chapman, Hugh C. Foot, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPARAGING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disparaging is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Judge: Redskins' trademark must be cancelled, may be disparaging …
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - For the first time in a legal battle that has stretched over 20 years, a federal judge on Wednesday ordered the cancellation ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
2
Netanyahu needs to pay for his minister's damage
MK David Azoulay has a history of disparaging Reform Jews, so his latest comments are no surprise. The real question is why he and his ilk are ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Paper Makers' Promotional Campaign Takes Page From Farmers
... requiring eligible companies to pay and approving messaging to prevent disparaging ads aimed at competing industries and products. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
4
Judge orders cancellation of Redskins trademark registration
... of the Washington Redskins' trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans. The ruling Wednesday by Judge ... «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»
5
José Andrés backs out of restaurant in Donald Trump's hotel
“Donald Trump's recent statements disparaging immigrants make it impossible for my company and I to move forward with opening a ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
6
Judge: Redskins' trademark must be canceled; team to appeal
But Wednesday's order is the first time that a federal judge ruled against the team and found that the name may be disparaging. The team had ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
7
Reports: 2 players lose fingers to fireworks
... the cancellation of the Washington NFL team's trademark registration, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans. «The Seattle Times, Jul 15»
8
What Miss USA Contestants Really Think of Donald Trump
But their hard work and dogged determination was almost dashed the day Miss U.S.A. co-owner Donald Trump made disparaging comments ... «Vanity Fair, Jul 15»
9
Is it OK for MPs to do something different – like Johnny Mercer – to …
'The video, which surfaced in Mercer's local paper, has now been seen widely in Westminster and has prompted some disparaging comments. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Wednesday's Sports In Brief
... Office to cancel registration of the Washington Redskins' trademark, ruling that the team name may be disparaging to Native Americans. «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Disparaging [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/disparaging>. Oct 2026 ».
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