Definition
Currently speaks negatively about someone or something; treats as unworthy of respect.
Etymology
Third person singular present tense of disparage. The -es ending is the standard Modern English present tense marker for third person singular (he/she/it disparages).
Kelly Says
The simplicity of this conjugation hides something interesting: disparage is one of the few English verbs where the meaning completely inverts if you add a negative ('doesn't disparage' means 'respects'), making it semantically unique!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ማጥፋት ማስፈጸም
ma-ta-fat ma-s-fe-ts-em
BNবাংলা
অপমান করে
op-man kore
CACatalà
desprestigi
des-pres-tee-gee
CSČeština
pohoruje
po-ho-ro-uje
DADansk
fornedrer
for-ned-rer
DEDeutsch
verleumdet
fer-laym-det
ELΕλληνικά
υβρίζει
iv-ri-zei
ESEspañol
desprestigia
des-pres-tee-gee-a
FAفارسی
توهین میکند
to-heyn-mee-koo-ed
FRFrançais
diffame
dee-fuh-m
HEעברית
הַשְמצָה
hash-mat-sah
HIहिन्दी
निरंतर आलोचना करता है
nirantar alochana karta hai
HUMagyar
becsmérel
bech-me-rel
IDBahasa Indonesia
merendahkan
me-ren-dah-kan
ITItaliano
disparaggia
dis-pa-ra-gee-a
MSBahasa Melayu
mendur
men-dur
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောကြား
pya-kya-r
NLNederlands
beschimpt
bes-chimpt
NONorsk
fornedrer
for-ned-rer
PLPolski
oszczercza
os-chehr-cha
PTPortuguês
desprestigia
des-pres-tee-gee-a
RORomână
dispretuieste
dis-preh-too-ees-te
RUРусский
оскорбляет
oskorb-lyay-et
SVSvenska
nedsätter
ned-sat-ter
SWKiswahili
ukabidhi
oo-koo-thee
TAதமிழ்
வஞ்சகமாக செய்கிறார்
van-ja-ka-ma-ga se-y-ki-raar
TEతెలుగు
అవమానం చేస్తుంది
av-ma-na-m che-stu-ndi
TLTL
nagpapababa
na-ga-pa-ba-ba
TRTürkçe
insult eder
in-sult e-der
UKУкраїнська
оскорблює
oskorblyuye
VITiếng Việt
xúc phạm
xuc-pham
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Third-person form of disparage; carries historical pattern of women's achievements being minimized or dismissed.
Inclusive Usage
Use when accurately describing unfair criticism; be conscious of who has historically been disparaged.
Inclusive Alternatives
["belittles","unfairly criticizes","undermines"]
Empowerment Note
History disparagingly treated women's intellectual and artistic contributions; acknowledging this pattern resists erasure.