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disparagement

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of disparagement

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant

his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people

Synonyms of disparagement

belittlement, denigration, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, diminishment, put-down

Words Related to disparagement

aspersion, backbiting, calumny, defamation, libel, slander, vilification

derision, mockery, ridicule

abuse, invective, vituperation

censure, condemnation, criticism, denouncement, denunciation

de-emphasis, minimization, soft-pedaling

Near Antonyms of disparagement

acclaim, praise

approbation, approval, blessing, commendation

Antonyms of disparagement

aggrandizement, ennoblement, exaltation, glorification, magnification

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