disparagement
Other forms: disparagements
Disparagement is belittlement. When Prince William married Catherine Middleton, there was some disparagement by the public of her non-royal background. Snobs.
Disparagement comes from the Old French desparagier, meaning "marry someone of unequal rank." Disparagement is the act of speaking about someone in a negative or belittling way, and doesn't have to be related to weddings. If someone wins an election because of sneaky, dishonest ads, you can be sure that there will be plenty of disparagement of that candidate in the back rooms of the defeated politician.
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a communication that belittles somebody or somethingsynonyms: depreciation, derogationtypes:cold waterdisparagement of a plan or hope or expectationsour grapesdisparagement of something that is unattainablecondescension, disdain, patronagea communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipientcalumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducementa false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actionsethnic slura slur on someone's race or languagelibela false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living personslanderwords falsely spoken that damage the reputation of anothertype of:
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the act of speaking contemptuously ofsynonyms: dispraisetypes:belittlingthe act of belittlingdetractionthe act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander)type of:disapprovalthe act of disapproving or condemning
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