"disparage" meaning in English

See disparage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disparage|pos=noun}} Middle English disparage (noun), {{m|enm|disparagen|pos=verb}} disparagen (verb), {{der|en|fro|desparage|pos=noun}} Old French desparage (noun), {{m|fro|desparagier|pos=verb}} desparagier (verb), {{m|fro|des-}} des-, {{m|fro|parage||equal rank, rank}} parage (“equal rank, rank”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} disparage (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Translations (marriage): неравностоен брак (neravnostoen brak) [masculine] (Bulgarian), getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand (Dutch), epäsäätyisyys (english: phenomenon) (Finnish), epäsäätyinen avioliitto (Finnish), mesallianssi (english: marriage) (Finnish), mésalliance [feminine] (French), nicht standesgemäße Ehe [feminine] (German), Missheirat [feminine] (German), disparage (Middle English), нера́вный брак (nerávnyj brak) [masculine] (Russian), мезалья́нс (mezalʹjáns) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-disparage-en-noun-ay7igiEe

Verb

IPA: /dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: disparages [present, singular, third-person], disparaging [participle, present], disparaged [participle, past], disparaged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|disparage|pos=noun}} Middle English disparage (noun), {{m|enm|disparagen|pos=verb}} disparagen (verb), {{der|en|fro|desparage|pos=noun}} Old French desparage (noun), {{m|fro|desparagier|pos=verb}} desparagier (verb), {{m|fro|des-}} des-, {{m|fro|parage||equal rank, rank}} parage (“equal rank, rank”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} disparage (third-person singular simple present disparages, present participle disparaging, simple past and past participle disparaged)
  1. (obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. Tags: obsolete Translations (to match unequally): омаловажавам (omalovažavam) (Bulgarian), vernederen (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-disparage-en-verb-cIXo5YVu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 69 14 9 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 3 40 6 4 3 39 5 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 3 37 7 4 3 40 5 Disambiguation of 'to match unequally': 99 1 0
  2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue. Translations (to dishonor by a comparison): gözdən salmaq (Azerbaijani), подценявам (podcenjavam) (Bulgarian), nedvurdere (Danish), forklejne (Danish), nedgøre (Danish), onteren (Dutch), halventaa (Finnish), vähätellä (Finnish), aliarvostaa (Finnish), dénigrer (French), herabsetzen (German), herabwürdigen (German), entehren (German), verächtlich machen (German), verunglimpfen (German), schmälern (German), geringschätzen (German), in Verruf bringen (German), verachten (German), herabmindern (German), becsmérel (Hungarian), leszól (Hungarian), ócsárol (Hungarian), 罵る (nonoshiru) (Japanese), 貶す (kenasu) (Japanese), whakarōriki (Maori), hahani (Maori), whakaparahako (Maori), whakatakē (Maori), whakatūtūā (Maori), whakahahani (Maori), whakanano (Maori), whakatoatoa (Maori), kanone (Maori), hanihani (Maori), ringeakte (Norwegian Bokmål), rakke ned på (Norwegian Bokmål), nedvurdere (Norwegian Bokmål), forkleine (Norwegian Bokmål), denegrir (Portuguese), очернять (očernjatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), принижать (prinižatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), denigrar (Spanish), menospreciar (Spanish), förringa (Swedish), hamakin (Tagalog), зневажати (znevažaty) (Ukrainian), принижувати (prynyžuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-disparage-en-verb-ec3cJnrT Disambiguation of 'to dishonor by a comparison': 22 68 10
  3. To ridicule, mock, discredit.
    Sense id: en-disparage-en-verb-AJ5m2~V9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: disparageable, disparagement, disparager, disparaging Related terms: vilipend, belittle, denigrate, excoriate

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for disparage meaning in English (13.4kB)

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "disparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English disparage (noun)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "disparagen",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "disparagen (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "desparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French desparage (noun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "desparagier",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "desparagier (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "des-"
      },
      "expansion": "des-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "parage",
        "3": "",
        "4": "equal rank, rank"
      },
      "expansion": "parage (“equal rank, rank”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "disparage (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior."
      ],
      "id": "en-disparage-en-noun-ay7igiEe",
      "links": [
        [
          "Inequality",
          "inequality"
        ],
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "neravnostoen brak",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "неравностоен брак"
        },
        {
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "word": "getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "phenomenon",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "word": "epäsäätyisyys"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "word": "epäsäätyinen avioliitto"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "english": "marriage",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "word": "mesallianssi"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mésalliance"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nicht standesgemäße Ehe"
        },
        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Missheirat"
        },
        {
          "code": "enm",
          "lang": "Middle English",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "word": "disparage"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "nerávnyj brak",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "нера́вный брак"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mezalʹjáns",
          "sense": "marriage",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "мезалья́нс"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disparage"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "disparageable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "disparagement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "disparager"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "disparaging"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "disparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English disparage (noun)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "disparagen",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "disparagen (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "desparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French desparage (noun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "desparagier",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "desparagier (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "des-"
      },
      "expansion": "des-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "parage",
        "3": "",
        "4": "equal rank, rank"
      },
      "expansion": "parage (“equal rank, rank”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disparages",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "disparage (third-person singular simple present disparages, present participle disparaging, simple past and past participle disparaged)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vilipend"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "belittle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "denigrate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "excoriate"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 69 14 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 40 6 4 3 39 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "3 37 7 4 3 40 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor."
      ],
      "id": "en-disparage-en-verb-cIXo5YVu",
      "links": [
        [
          "degrade",
          "degrade"
        ],
        [
          "dishonor",
          "dishonor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1 0",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "omalovažavam",
          "sense": "to match unequally",
          "word": "омаловажавам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "99 1 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to match unequally",
          "word": "vernederen"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet\nthose forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes",
          "text": "Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue."
      ],
      "id": "en-disparage-en-verb-ec3cJnrT",
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ],
        [
          "estimation",
          "estimation"
        ],
        [
          "slightingly",
          "slightingly"
        ],
        [
          "depreciate",
          "depreciate"
        ],
        [
          "undervalue",
          "undervalue"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "gözdən salmaq"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "podcenjavam",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "подценявам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "nedvurdere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "forklejne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "nedgøre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "onteren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "halventaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "vähätellä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "aliarvostaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "dénigrer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "herabsetzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "herabwürdigen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "entehren"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "verächtlich machen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "verunglimpfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "schmälern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "geringschätzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "in Verruf bringen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "verachten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "herabmindern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "becsmérel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "leszól"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "ócsárol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nonoshiru",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "罵る"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kenasu",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "貶す"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakarōriki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "hahani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakaparahako"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakatakē"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakatūtūā"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakahahani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakanano"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "whakatoatoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "kanone"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "hanihani"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "ringeakte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "rakke ned på"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "nedvurdere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "forkleine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "denegrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "očernjatʹ",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "очернять"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "prinižatʹ",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "принижать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "denigrar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "menospreciar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "förringa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "hamakin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "znevažaty",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "зневажати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "22 68 10",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "prynyžuvaty",
          "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
          "word": "принижувати"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1878, Mrs. Forrest-Grant, Riversdale Court: A Novel",
          "text": "Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ridicule, mock, discredit."
      ],
      "id": "en-disparage-en-verb-AJ5m2~V9",
      "links": [
        [
          "discredit",
          "discredit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disparage"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "enm:Nobility",
    "enm:Society"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "disparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English disparage (noun)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "disparagen",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "disparagen (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "desparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French desparage (noun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "desparagier",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "desparagier (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "des-"
      },
      "expansion": "des-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "parage",
        "3": "",
        "4": "equal rank, rank"
      },
      "expansion": "parage (“equal rank, rank”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "disparage (uncountable)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Inequality",
          "inequality"
        ],
        [
          "marriage",
          "marriage"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "neravnostoen brak",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "неравностоен брак"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "word": "getrouwd/huwelijk onder zijn/haar stand"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "phenomenon",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "word": "epäsäätyisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "word": "epäsäätyinen avioliitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "english": "marriage",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "word": "mesallianssi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mésalliance"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nicht standesgemäße Ehe"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Missheirat"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "word": "disparage"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nerávnyj brak",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нера́вный брак"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mezalʹjáns",
      "sense": "marriage",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мезалья́нс"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disparage"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "English verbs",
    "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
    "Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English terms borrowed from Old French",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old French",
    "Middle English verbs",
    "Requests for review of French translations",
    "Requests for review of Ido translations",
    "enm:Nobility",
    "enm:Society"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "disparageable"
    },
    {
      "word": "disparagement"
    },
    {
      "word": "disparager"
    },
    {
      "word": "disparaging"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "disparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English disparage (noun)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "disparagen",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "disparagen (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "desparage",
        "pos": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French desparage (noun)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "desparagier",
        "pos": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "desparagier (verb)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "des-"
      },
      "expansion": "des-",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "parage",
        "3": "",
        "4": "equal rank, rank"
      },
      "expansion": "parage (“equal rank, rank”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English disparage (noun), disparagen (verb), from Old French desparage (noun), desparagier (verb), from des- (“dis-”) + parage (“equal rank, rank”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "disparages",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaging",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaged",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "disparaged",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "disparage (third-person singular simple present disparages, present participle disparaging, simple past and past participle disparaged)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "vilipend"
    },
    {
      "word": "belittle"
    },
    {
      "word": "denigrate"
    },
    {
      "word": "excoriate"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "degrade",
          "degrade"
        ],
        [
          "dishonor",
          "dishonor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "August 30, 1706, Francis Atterbury, a sermon preach'd in the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, at the funeral of Mr. Tho. Bennet\nthose forbidding appearances which sometimes disparage the actions of men sincerely pious"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1671, John Milton, Samson Agonistes",
          "text": "Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "inferior",
          "inferior"
        ],
        [
          "rank",
          "rank"
        ],
        [
          "estimation",
          "estimation"
        ],
        [
          "slightingly",
          "slightingly"
        ],
        [
          "depreciate",
          "depreciate"
        ],
        [
          "undervalue",
          "undervalue"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1878, Mrs. Forrest-Grant, Riversdale Court: A Novel",
          "text": "Had he disparaged my personal appearance I should in all probability have laughed at him with lively indifference",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To ridicule, mock, discredit."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "discredit",
          "discredit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dɪsˈpæɹɪd͡ʒ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparage.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-disparage.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "omalovažavam",
      "sense": "to match unequally",
      "word": "омаловажавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to match unequally",
      "word": "vernederen"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "gözdən salmaq"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "podcenjavam",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "подценявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "nedvurdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "forklejne"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "nedgøre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "onteren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "halventaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "vähätellä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "aliarvostaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "dénigrer"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "herabsetzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "herabwürdigen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "entehren"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "verächtlich machen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "verunglimpfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "schmälern"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "geringschätzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "in Verruf bringen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "verachten"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "herabmindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "becsmérel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "leszól"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "ócsárol"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nonoshiru",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "罵る"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kenasu",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "貶す"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakarōriki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "hahani"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakaparahako"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakatakē"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakatūtūā"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakahahani"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakanano"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "whakatoatoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "kanone"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "hanihani"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "ringeakte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "rakke ned på"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "nedvurdere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "forkleine"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "denegrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "očernjatʹ",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "очернять"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prinižatʹ",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "принижать"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "denigrar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "menospreciar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "förringa"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "hamakin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "znevažaty",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "зневажати"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prynyžuvaty",
      "sense": "to dishonor by a comparison",
      "word": "принижувати"
    }
  ],
  "word": "disparage"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-26 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (93a6c53 and 21a9316). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.