-jmənt noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French desparagement, from desparagier + -ment
1.
a. : diminution of esteem or standing : indignity , disgrace
b. archaic : marriage to one of an inferior social position ; also : dishonor by reason of such a marriage
it was regarded as no disparagement for the daughter of a duke … to espouse a distinguished commoner — T.B.Macaulay
2.
a. : the expression of a low opinion of something : detraction
these comparisons are certainly not to be taken in any way as a disparagement : rather as a compliment — Douglas Stewart
b. : low opinion : contempt
every age seems to develop a certain disparagement of its immediate predecessor — P.H.Muir