verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a disparaging remark (= one that shows you do not think someone or something is very good )
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My aunt always makes disparaging remarks about my appearance.
a disparaging/derogatory comment (= criticizing someone or something in an unpleasant way )
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Never make disparaging comments about a colleague’s work.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"The comments were not meant to disparage any company's products," stated the publisher.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As Goffmann points out these signs have been neglected or disparaged as trivial items.
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His primary outside interest is golf, though he disparages his 15 handicap.
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I do not wish to disparage these inquiries.
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Many who vigorously disparaged his accomplishment came to share his aspiration...
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Rather than disparaging the familiarity of such stories, we should celebrate the fact these great men exist.
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The ways for women to escape or understand their circumstances are systematically disparaged.