DISPARAGING Synonyms

• a belittling comment

• the act of belittling

• tending to diminish or disparage

• (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

• expressing extreme contempt

• arrogantly insolent

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• tending to diminish or disparage

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• expressing extreme contempt

• having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

• exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous

• neither feeling nor showing respect

• expressing extreme contempt

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

• the action of attacking an enemy

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

• expressing disapproval

• expressing extreme contempt

• tending to diminish or disparage

• marked by harshly abusive criticism

• assign too low a value to

• esteem lightly

• lose in value