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disparagement

disparagement noun: the act of disparaging, of belittling.

Noun

disparagement (countable and uncountable, plural disparagements)

  1. The act of disparaging, of belittling.
    • His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.

disparagement meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Persian

disparagement in Tamil

அவமதிப்பு, இகழ்ச்சி, இழிவு, நசிவு, நிந்தை, பழி

disparagement in Bengali

তুচ্ছজ্ঞান করা, ছোট করার কাজ

disparagement in Malayalam

അവജ്ഞയോടെയുളള സംസാരം, നിന്ദിക്കൽ, പോരായ്മ

disparagement in Persian

An act of disparaging
خوارشماری xâršomâri, تحقیر tahqir

Synonyms of disparagement

Forms of disparagement

pluraldisparagements

Origin of disparagement

From Old French desparagement.

Words formed from disparagement

Questions about disparagement

What does disparagement mean?
Disparagement means the act of disparaging, of belittling.
What is disparagement in Tamil?
Disparagement in Tamil is அவமதிப்பு, இகழ்ச்சி, இழிவு. See Disparagement meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is disparagement?
Disparagement is a noun.
What is the plural of disparagement?
The plural of disparagement is disparagements.

Words near disparagement in the dictionary

  1. disparadises
  2. disparadising
  3. disparage
  4. disparageable
  5. disparaged
  6. disparagement
  7. disparagements
  8. disparager
  9. disparagers
  10. disparages
  11. disparagest

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Adapted from Wiktionary: disparagement (page history and authors); disparagement (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disparagement (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); disparagement (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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