disparagements

noun

plural of disparagement
as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant his predictable disparagement of the latest fashions among young people

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Recent Examples of disparagements These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood. — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disparagements
  1. criticisms
  2. condemnations
  3. abuses
Noun
  • The documentary spotlighted some harsh criticisms of the show and of Banks.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Often these kinds of criticisms can be dismissed as a matter of taste, not to mention prejudice.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Missing from the 62-page report — at least in the view of some longtime department observers — was any reflection about officers’ use of less-lethal weapons that left hundreds of people injured and drew strong condemnations from human rights groups.
    — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
  • His corruption and abuses of power have been let loose at a scale that was previously only imagined.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of abuses

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