"disparagement" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-disparagement.wav [Southern-England] Forms: disparagements [plural]
Etymology: From Old French desparagement. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fro|desparagement}} Old French desparagement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disparagement (countable and uncountable, plural disparagements)
  1. The act of disparaging, of belittling. Wikipedia link: disparagement Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: insult, put-down, ridicule Related terms: disparage, belittlement, denigration Translations (An act of disparaging): menyspreu [masculine] (Catalan), denigració [feminine] (Catalan), menysteniment [masculine] (Catalan), vähättely (Finnish), Verunglimpfung [feminine] (German), Herabsetzung [feminine] (German), Herabwürdigung [feminine] (German), tarcaisne [feminine] (Irish), 경멸 (gyeongmyeol) (alt: 輕蔑) (Korean), 멸시 (myeolsi) (alt: 蔑視) (Korean), 비하 (biha) (alt: 卑下) (Korean), خوارشماری (xâršomâri) (Persian), تحقیر (tahqir) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-disparagement-en-noun-NuQefj0n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

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