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Verb: disparage  di'sper-ij [N. Amer], di'spa-rij [Brit]
  1. Express a negative opinion of
    "She disparaged her student's efforts";
    - belittle, pick at

Derived forms: disparaged, disparaging, disparages

Type of: criticise [Brit], criticize, damn, knock, pick apart

Antonym: flatter

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