disparagement

/dis'pæridʤmənt/

Thân thiện

A teacher explains that disparagement is hurtful and unkind.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of speaking about someone or something in a way that shows strong disapproval or lack of respect; belittlement. It refers to the action of disparaging.
   • A remark or statement that belittles someone or something. It refers to the specific expression of criticism or contempt.

Usage

• Disparagement is an uncountable noun when referring to the general act or behavior.
  • The constant disparagement of her work affected her confidence.
• It can be a countable noun when referring to specific instances or remarks.
  • His speech was full of disparagements against his opponents.

Examples

• The article was an unfair disparagement of the entire scientific community.
• She refused to engage in the disparagement of her colleagues.
• I will not tolerate such disparagement of our company's values.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a disparagement of": to constitute an act of belittling something.
  • The inaccurate report was a clear disparagement of their achievements.
• Legal Context: In law, "disparagement" can refer to false or misleading statements that harm the reputation of a business, its products, or services (often related to "trade libel" or "commercial disparagement").

Variants and Related Words

• Disparage (verb): To speak about someone or something in a way that shows strong disapproval or lack of respect.
  • He never disparaged his competitors publicly.
• Disparaging (adjective): Expressing the opinion that someone or something is of little worth; derogatory.
  • She made several disparaging comments about the proposal.

Synonyms

• Denigration: The action of unfairly criticizing someone or something.
• Belittlement: The act of making someone or something seem less impressive or important.
• Derogation: The perception or treatment of someone or something as being of little worth.
• Deprecation (archaic/literary in this sense): The expression of disapproval.

Antonyms

• Praise: The expression of warm approval or admiration.
• Compliment: A polite expression of praise or admiration.
• Acclaim: Enthusiastic and public praise.

Related Phrases

• Disparagement of character: The act of making statements that damage a person's reputation.
  • The lawsuit was filed for the disparagement of character.
• Self-disparagement: The act of belittling or criticizing oneself.
  • His constant self-disparagement was concerning to his friends.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of speaking contemptuously of
2. a communication that belittles somebody or something

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dispraise
• depreciation
• derogation