disparagement : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: disparagement	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for disparagement
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
disparagement n a communication that belittles somebody or something [syn: disparagement, depreciation, derogation] the act of speaking contemptuously of Synonym(s): disparagement, dispraise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Disparagement \Dispar"agement\, n. [Cf. OF. desparagement.] 1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.] And thought that match a foul disparagement. --Spenser. 2. Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to. It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not the sun. --South. Imitation is a disparagement and a degradation in a Christian minister. --I. Taylor. Syn: Indignity; derogation; detraction; reproach; dishonor; debasement; degradation; disgrace.