Disparage is defined as to belittle or discredit someone or something.
(verb)An example of disparage is telling a musician they don't know how to play their instrument.
See disparage in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb disparaged, disparaging
Origin: ME disparagen < OFr desparagier, to marry one of inferior rank < des- (see dis-) + parage, rank < per, peer
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See disparage in American Heritage Dictionary 4
transitive verb dis·par·aged, dis·par·ag·ing, dis·par·ag·es
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Origin: Middle English disparagen, to degrade
Origin: , from Old French desparager
Origin: : des-, dis-
Origin: + parage, high birth (from per, peer; see peer2)
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