Definition of "disparagement" [dis•par•age•ment]

• The act of disparaging, of belittling. (noun)

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• "While the word is not always used in disparagement, it is never used as a compliment except as a possible term of affection among close friends just as a close Alabama friend of mine might exclaim to this Alabama boy, "Bubba, you ole redneck, how are you?""
• "Wild Things has yet to garner a single star, even in disparagement, and Troll has been stuck at twelve reviews forever."
• "The language of disparagement is simply more vivid than the language of praise."