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  • 81slightly — ad. 1. Little. 2. Weakly, feebly, slenderly. 3. Cursorily, negligently, hastily, superficially. 4. Scornfully, contemptuously, disrespectfully, slightingly …

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  • 82slur — I. v. a. 1. Tarnish, soil, sully, contaminate, pollute, disgrace. 2. Reproach, traduce, asperse, disparage, depreciate, calumniate, speak of slightingly or disrespectfully. 3. Disregard, slight, pass by, pass over, gloss over, obscure, conceal.… …

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  • 83derogatory — derogatory, depreciatory, depreciative, disparaging, slighting, pejorative mean designed or tending to belittle. Derogatory may be used of one s own action or activity that tends to detract from his reputation or to lower him in the estimation of …

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  • 84refer — 1 assign, credit, accredit, *ascribe, attribute, impute, charge Analogous words: associate, relate, connect (see JOIN): *direct, aim, point, lay 2 *resort, apply, go, turn Analogous words: consult, *c …

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  • 85lightly — adv 1. slightly, a little bit, (in prescriptions) leviter; gently, kissingly, softly; gingerly, carefully, timidly. 2. cheerfully, gaily, sunnily, brightly, blithely, optimistically, positively; buoyantly, breezily, carefreely, debonairly;… …

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  • 86disparage — dis•par•age [[t]dɪˈspær ɪdʒ[/t]] v. t. aged, ag•ing 1) to speak of or treat slightingly 2) to discredit; lower the estimation of • Etymology: 1250–1300; < OF desparag(i) er to match unequally =des dis I+ parag(i) er, der. of parage equality… …

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  • 87терроризировать — ТЕРРОРИЗИРОВАТЬ1, несов. и сов., кого что. Заниматься устранением, запугиванием кого л. путем насилия, избиения, убийства и т.п., устрашать (устрашить) террором с целью политического (экономического, социального, бытового и др.) воздействия на… …

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  • 88третировать — ТРЕТИРОВАТЬ, несов., кого. Проявлять пренебрежительное, негативное отношение к кому л., оскорбляя кого л. своими действиями, словами и т.п., выражая свое высокомерие; Син.: презирать [impf. to slight, ill treat, maltreat, treat slightingly]. Все… …

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  • 89disesteem — /dɪsəˈstim/ (say disuh steem) verb (t) 1. to hold in low esteem; think slightingly of. –noun 2. lack of esteem; disregard …

  • 90disparage — /dəsˈpærɪdʒ / (say duhs parij), /dɪs / (say dis ) verb (t) (disparaged, disparaging) 1. to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of. 2. to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle. {Middle English desparage(n), from… …