deprecations

noun

plural of deprecation
1
as in disapprovals
refusal to accept as right or desirable considering that he's a member of the old school, his deprecation of contemporary manners isn't surprising

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2
as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant she had low self-esteem, so she made up for it with a near-constant deprecation of other people

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Recent Examples of deprecations Economically, Google introduced more cost-effective AI models, while some competitors saw rising prices or model deprecations. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deprecations
  1. disapprovals
  2. criticisms
  3. condemnations
  4. abuses
  5. disparagements
Noun
  • Majority disapprovals were recorded among the remaining topics − all of which have dominated headlines in the last several months.
    — Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 22 Jan. 2026
  • To some extent the attention that CRA’s get makes makes sense, as these disapprovals tend to zero in on some of the most prominent recent regulatory activity.
    — Clyde Wayne Crews Jr, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Definition of disapprovals
Noun
  • Green's win, a popular and feel-good moment for fans, is seen as a strategic move by WWE, potentially addressing criticisms aimed at Triple H regarding the promotion of new talent.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Trump’s Truth Social is launching a premium ‘Truth API’ that sells Wall Street traders split-second early access to his market-moving posts, stoking new criticisms of insider trading and self-enrichment in the Oval Office.
    — Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • While the federal government has the power to initiate eminent domain actions – also called condemnations – most are done by state and local governments.
    — Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • The government’s unprecedented move this week sparked condemnations across the political and legal spectrum, sounding the alarm that Israel was becoming a country whose executive no longer felt bound by the rule of law.
    — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • But it must be followed with a deep dive to detect other abuses.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
  • To safeguard against these abuses of power, democracies like the UK and US have hearings, committees, and other measures to hold their intelligence bodies accountable, said Shetler-Jones.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Definition of abuses
Noun
  • These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of disparagements

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