Standard Lemma guide

disparaging

adj · noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S P EH1 R IH0 JH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Insulting, ridiculing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

disparagement

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of disparage

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

expressive of low opinion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • derogatory comments
  • disparaging remarks about the new house

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: derogative, derogatory

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: унизителен (unizitelen) — insulting
  • Bulgarian: пренебрежителен (prenebrežitelen) — insulting
  • Catalan: desqualificador — insulting
  • Czech: znevažující — insulting
  • Czech: pohrdavý — insulting
  • Czech: přezíravý — insulting
  • Danish: nedsættende — insulting
  • Finnish: halveksiva — insulting
  • Finnish: väheksyvä — insulting
  • French: péjoratif — insulting
  • German: abfällig — insulting
  • German: abschätzig — insulting
  • German: abwertend — insulting
  • German: geringschätzig — insulting
  • German: herabsetzend — insulting
  • German: verunglimpfend — insulting
  • German: beleidigend — insulting
  • Greek: μειωτικός (meiotikós) — insulting
  • Hindi: अपमानजनक (apmānajnak) — insulting
  • Italian: denigratorio — insulting
  • Italian: sprezzante — insulting
  • Italian: dispregiativo — insulting
  • Norwegian Bokmål: nedsettende — insulting
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: nedsetjande — insulting
  • Persian: توهین آمیز (tohin amiz) — insulting
  • Portuguese: insultante — insulting
  • Russian: уничижи́тельный (uničižítelʹnyj) — insulting
  • Russian: пренебрежи́тельный (prenebrežítelʹnyj) — insulting
  • Spanish: descalificativo — insulting
  • Spanish: despectivo — insulting
  • Swedish: nedsättande — insulting
  • Turkish: aşağlayıcı — insulting
  • Turkish: hor gören — insulting
  • Turkish: kötüleyici — insulting
  • Turkish: küçümseyici — insulting
  • Ukrainian: зневажливий (znevažlyvyj) — insulting
  • Ukrainian: принизливий (prynyzlyvyj) — insulting