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disparaging

/dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒɪŋ/

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What does disparaging mean?

adjective

  1. Insulting, ridiculing.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of disparage

noun

  1. disparagement

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IPA pronunciation

/dɪˈspɛɹɪdʒɪŋ/

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The hunters are not at all afraid of it, and speak always in disparaging terms of its courage.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
Without disparaging our own efforts, we must pay a tribute to the achievement of the French yperite producing and filling factories.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272
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They accordingly put in circulation all manner of disparaging reports about his iron.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404
Such address and intelligence as I chance to possess,’ said Mr. Micawber, boastfully disparaging himself, with the old genteel air, ‘will be devoted to my friend Heep’s service.
Charles DickensDavid CopperfieldProject Gutenberg ebook #766
Indeed, I thought a good deal more of the little rascals than I did of the hens; but uncle was dreadfully wrought up and made most disparaging remarks about my woodcraft.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031