| NOUN | act | dispraise, disparagement | the act of speaking contemptuously of |
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| Meaning | The act of speaking contemptuously of. | |
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| Synonym | disparagement | |
| Narrower | belittling | The act of belittling |
| deprecation, denigration | The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) | |
| detraction | The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander) | |
| Broader | disapproval | The act of disapproving or condemning |
| Catalan | menyspreu | |
| Spanish | desprecio | |