Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disparaging

/dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: dis-parag-ing
IPA: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Insulting, ridiculing.

verb

present participle and gerund of disparage

noun

Example Sentences

"The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary."
"While he is reasonably effusive about inter-city travel, he is heavily disparaging of all types of stopping service, including those on otherwise busy main lines. His analysis is not entirely unsound, and he tackles some of the questions head on."
"It was the latest instance of Trump using dehumanizing and disparaging rhetoric as he targets undocumented immigrants and vows mass deportations if he’s reelected."
"I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways […] Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings."

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/

Inflected Forms

more disparaging (comparative) most disparaging (superlative) disparagings (plural)

Derived Forms

disparagingly nondisparaging undisparaging

Synonyms

degrading derogatory derogative

Antonyms

laudatory

Questions

How do you pronounce disparaging?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒɪŋ(ɡ)/.
What does disparaging mean?: Insulting, ridiculing.

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