disparaging
adj/dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/UK
Definitions
Insulting, ridiculing.
- The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.
- It was the latest instance of Trump using dehumanizing and disparaging rhetoric as he targets undocumented immigrants and vows mass deportations if he’s reelected.
present participle and gerund of disparage
disparagement
- I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways […] Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings.
The neighborhood
- antonymlaudatory
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for disparaging. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA