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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
disparage /dɪˈsparɪdʒ/
▶verb represent as being of little worth; scorn.
– derivatives
disparagement noun,
disparaging adjective,
disparagingly adverb.
disparagement noun,
disparaging adjective,
disparagingly adverb.
– origin ME (in the sense ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, also ‘bring discredit on’): from OFr. desparagier ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, based on L. par ‘equal’.
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