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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#m1)

2) A disparagement is one remark like that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#m2)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x1)
- Her disparagement of his painting hurt his feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x2)
- The critic's review was full of disparagement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x3)
- «Only a little school play,» he said, with a hint of disparagement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x4)
- Good sports players avoid the disparagement of their opponents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x5)
- She ignored the disparagement and kept practising. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/#x6)

### 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparagement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.