/
dɪˈsparɪdʒ/
v.
represent as being of little worth; scorn.
Derivative
- disparagement n.
- disparaging adj.
- disparagingly adv.
Etymology
ME (in the sense ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, also ‘bring discredit on’): from OFr. desparagier ‘marry someone of unequal rank’, based on L. par ‘equal’.
