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# disparaging

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

### part of speech

adjective (disparaging, more disparaging); present participle of disparage

### meaning for a pupil

Showing that you think someone or something is not good or not important; insulting in a quiet way: «disparaging remarks». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and ethics: disparaging comments hurt feelings and can be bullying. In news: «disparaging remarks» about a group of people are often reported and criticised. Phrases: «disparaging remarks», «disparaging comments», «a disparaging look».

### examples

- He made disparaging remarks about her clothes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x1)
- The coach would not allow disparaging comments about the other team. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x2)
- She gave my sandcastle a disparaging look. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x3)
- Disparaging words can hurt as much as a push. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x4)
- The review was very disparaging about the new restaurant. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x5)
- Grandma never says anything disparaging about anyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/#x6)

### note

Adverb: «disparagingly». Formal; in speech say «rude», «mean», «putting people down». Do not confuse with «disparate» (very different from each other).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «disparaging» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disparaging/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.