Disparage
91jeer — I verb cavillari, deprecate, depreciate, deride, deridere, disparage, disregard, disrespect, gibe, have no regard for, hold in derision, inridere, insult, laugh at, make fun of, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, speak derisively, speak slightingly,… …
92malign — I verb abuse, anathematize, asperse, attack, attack the reputation of, besmirch, blaspheme, bring into discredit, calumniate, cast a slur upon, cast aspersions, curse, decry, defame, defile, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, derogate, disesteem,… …
93minimize — I verb abbreviate, abridge, attach little importance to, attenuate, bedwarf, belittle, cheapen, clip, criticize, curtail, cut down, cut down to size, cut short decimate, decrease, decry, deduct, deflate, degrade, demote, depreciate, derogate,… …
94misprize — I verb be contemptuous of, belittle, contemn, deprecate, depreciate, despise, disdain, disesteem, disparage, disprize, disregard, feel contempt for, hold cheap, hold in contempt, look down upon, make little of, make nothing of, minimize, misjudge …
95mock — I (deride) verb chaff, dericiere, disparage, fleer, flout, gibe, heckle, hold in derision, hold up to ridicule, hoot, inridere, insult, jeer, joke about, lampoon, laugh at, ludibrio, make a butt of, make a fool of, make fun of, poke fun at, rag,… …
96smear — I verb asperse, attack, attaint, belittle, besmear, besmirch, besmut, blacken, blemish, brand, calumniate, cast a slur, contaminate, decry, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, depreciate, derogate, destroy one s reputation, detract,… …
97sully — I verb asperse, attaint, bedim, begrime, belittle, bemire, besmear, blacken, blemish, blot, blur, brand, contaminate, corrupt, daub, debase, decry, deface, defame, defile, degrade, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, dirty, discredit,… …
98decry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. blame, censure. See disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. criticize, depreciate, discredit, denounce; see censure , depreciate 2 . See Synonym Study at depreciate . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …
99deprecate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. protest, regret, disfavor, disapprove; expostulate, inveigh, or remonstrate (against). See disapprobation, dissuasion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deplore, object, expostulate, belittle; see censure ,… …
100discredit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. disparage, stigmatize, shame; doubt, disbelieve, impeach. See disrepute, doubt. Ant., prove, rehabilitate. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. censure, reproach, disrepute; see blame 1 , disgrace 1 . v. 1. [To …
