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disparagement
 
Noun disparagement has 2 senses
  1. disparagement, depreciation, derogation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
    --1 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
    --1 has particulars:
     denigration, belittling; aspersion, slur; detraction, petty criticism; sour grapes; condescension, disdain, patronage; defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
    Derived form: verb disparage1
  2. disparagement, dispraise - the act of speaking contemptuously of
    --2 is a kind of disapproval
    --2 has particulars: belittling; deprecation, denigration; detraction
    Derived form: verb disparage1
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