disparaging
Americanadjective
Sensitive Note
In this dictionary, the label Disparaging indicates that a term or definition is used with a deliberate intent to disparage, as to belittle a particular ethnic, religious, or social group. It is often paired with the label Offensive, which describes a term that gives offense whether or not any offense was intended.
Other Word Forms
- disparagingly adverb
- nondisparaging adjective
- self-disparaging adjective
Etymology
Origin of disparaging
First recorded in 1635–45; disparag(e) + -ing 2
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Sportsmanship and maturity seem less important than disparaging Canadians.
From Los Angeles Times
Newspaper editors supportive of the spirits ran stories disparaging Chauncey and his brother as “itinerant, catch-penny lecturers,” “dunces” and “accomplished mountebanks.”
From Literature
After the Qatar World Cup, Infantino made many more headlines - from hosting plans and new tournaments to disparaging remarks about the behaviour of England fans.
From BBC
Mark: It sounds, in many ways, that you rely on on the human being side of things rather than - I don't mean this in a disparaging way - rather than a flipchart.
From BBC
A state personnel board law judge reviewing the discipline called Vandepas’ remarks “rude and disparaging” and the full board this month rejected her appeal.
From Los Angeles Times
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