| Noun | 1. | disparagement - a communication that belittles somebody or something Synonyms: derogation, depreciation |
| 2. | disparagement - the act of speaking contemptuously of Synonyms: dispraise |
DISPARAGEMENT. An injury by union or comparison with some person or thing of inferior rank or excellence; as, while the infant was in ward, by the English law, the guardian had the power of tendering him a suitable match without disparagement. 2 Bl. Com. 70.
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