Noun: disparagement di'sper-ij-munt [N. Amer], di'spa-rij-munt [Brit]
- Act of belittling or reducing the worth, value, or importance of something
"Their disparagement of her work was entirely unjustified";
- depreciation, derogation
- The act of speaking contemptuously of
"His constant disparagement of his colleagues created a toxic work environment";
- dispraise
Derived forms: disparagements
Type of: disapproval, discourtesy, disrespect
Encyclopedia: Disparagement