English verb: disparage | |||
1. | disparage (communication) express a negative opinion of | ||
Samples | She disparaged her student's efforts. | ||
Synonyms | belittle, pick at | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | belittle, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, discredit, disgrace, minimize, pan, tear apart, trash, vilipend | ||
Antonyms | blandish, flatter | ||