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disparage en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪsˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).
Meanings
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(obsolete, uncountable) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior.
But, for his meane degree might not aspire / To match so high, her friends with counsell sage / Dissuaded her from such a disparage […]
1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto VIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
Translations (11)
fr mésalliance (marriage) · fi epäsäätyinen avioliitto (marriage) · fi mesallianssi (marriage) · enm disparage (marriage) · ru мезалья́нс (marriage) · nl getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand (marriage) · fi epäsäätyisyys (marriage) · de nicht standesgemäße Ehe (marriage) · bg неравностоен брак (marriage) · de Missheirat (marriage) · ru нера́вный брак (marriage)
disparage en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (General-American)
- /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dɪsˈpɛɹɪd͡ʒ/ General American, Mary–marry–merry merger
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).
Meanings
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(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor.
Alas! that any of my nation
Should ever so foul disparaged be.
1387–1400, Geoffrey Chaucer, “The Wife of Bath’s Tale”, in The Canterbury Tales, [Westminster: William Caxton, published 1478], →OCLC; Charles Cowden Clarke, editor, The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer. […], 2nd edition, volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), Edinburgh: James Nichol; London: James Nisbet & Co.; Dublin: W. Robertson, 1860, →OCLC:
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To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet
those forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes:
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To ridicule, mock, discredit.
Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference
1878, Mrs. Forrest-Grant, Riversdale Court: A Novel:
Forms
Deriveds
disparager · undisparaged · disparaging · disparagement · disparageable
Synonyms
debase · bring down to size · make sport of · mock · bust on · downplay · vilipend · denigrate · set at nought · put someone in their place · downgrade · josh · banalize · disgrace · satirize · relegate · demote · excoriate · dishonour · reduce · give a bad name · mimic · sink · cut down to size · niggle · abase · lilliputianize · vilipend · dispraise · whittle down to size · poke fun at · degrade · tease · knock down to size · slag · play down · scorn · slur · rib · denigrate · jibe · chaff · derogate · frump · belittle · take the piss · clown around · cut down · depress · roast · needle · humiliate · scoff · make a fool of · make little of · lampoon · twit · gleek · belittle · degrade · de-emphasize · bagatellize · forgab · underestimate · underplay · trivialize · discredit · deprecate · kid · trim down to size · razz · minimize · lampoon · make nothing of · jape · demean · befool · understate · embase · humble · defame · befool · disparage · extract the urine · make fun of · superficialize · disparage · scorn · disparage · jeer
Translations (53)
de verächtlich machen (to dishonor by a comparison) · fi halventaa (to dishonor by a comparison) · pt denegrir (to dishonor by a comparison) · de schmälern (to dishonor by a comparison) · bg подценявам (to dishonor by a comparison) · da nedvurdere (to dishonor by a comparison) · fi aliarvostaa (to dishonor by a comparison) · nb forkleine (to dishonor by a comparison) · uk принижувати (to dishonor by a comparison) · nb rakke ned på (to dishonor by a comparison) · es denigrar (to dishonor by a comparison) · es menospreciar (to dishonor by a comparison) · de herabwürdigen (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakanano (to dishonor by a comparison) · az gözdən salmaq (to dishonor by a comparison) · bg омаловажавам (to match unequally) · ba кәмһетеү (to dishonor by a comparison) · de verachten (to dishonor by a comparison) · cs znevážit (to dishonor by a comparison) · da nedgøre (to dishonor by a comparison) · hu ócsárol (to dishonor by a comparison) · ja 貶す (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakatoatoa (to dishonor by a comparison) · hu becsmérel (to dishonor by a comparison) · nl onteren (to dishonor by a comparison) · ru очернять (to dishonor by a comparison) · nb nedvurdere (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakaparahako (to dishonor by a comparison) · de entehren (to dishonor by a comparison) · nb ringeakte (to dishonor by a comparison) · de herabsetzen (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakarōriki (to dishonor by a comparison) · fi vähätellä (to dishonor by a comparison) · ru принижать (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakahahani (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi kanone (to dishonor by a comparison) · hu leszól (to dishonor by a comparison) · da forklejne (to dishonor by a comparison) · fr dénigrer (to dishonor by a comparison) · de verunglimpfen (to dishonor by a comparison) · cs znevažovat (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakatūtūā (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi whakatakē (to dishonor by a comparison) · uk зневажати (to dishonor by a comparison) · sv förringa (to dishonor by a comparison) · tl hamakin (to dishonor by a comparison) · nl vernederen (to match unequally) · mi hahani (to dishonor by a comparison) · de geringschätzen (to dishonor by a comparison) · de herabmindern (to dishonor by a comparison) · de in Verruf bringen (to dishonor by a comparison) · ja 罵る (to dishonor by a comparison) · mi hanihani (to dishonor by a comparison)