di ‧ spar ‧ age /dɪˈspærɪdʒ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] formal
[ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: desparagier 'to marry below one's social class' , from parage 'rank' ]
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not think they are very good or important:
Matcham’s theatres were widely disparaged by architects.
—disparagement noun [uncountable and countable]