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Adjective: deprecating  'de-pru`key-ting
  1. Tending to diminish or disparage
    "managed a deprecating smile at the compliment"
    - belittling, deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting
Verb: deprecate  'dep-ru`keyt
  1. Express strong disapproval of; deplore
     
  2. Belittle
    "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"
    - depreciate, vilipend

See also: deprecation, deprecative, uncomplimentary

Type of: belittle, disapprove, disparage, pick at, reject

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