noun
1. a communication that belittles somebody or something (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑depreciation, ↑derogation
• Derivationally related forms: ↑derogate (for: ↑derogation), ↑depreciate (for: ↑depreciation), ↑disparage
• Members of this Usage Domain:
↑touchy-feely, ↑effeminacy, ↑effeminateness, ↑sissiness, ↑softness, ↑womanishness, ↑unmanliness, ↑darky, ↑darkie, ↑darkey, ↑boy, ↑nigger, ↑nigga, ↑spade, ↑coon, ↑jigaboo, ↑nigra, ↑Tom, ↑Uncle Tom, ↑paleface, ↑white trash, ↑poor white trash, ↑whitey, ↑honky, ↑honkey, ↑honkie, ↑coolie, ↑cooly, ↑Oriental, ↑oriental person, ↑yellow man, ↑yellow woman, ↑gook, ↑slant-eye, ↑Red Indian (for: ↑derogation), ↑Redskin, ↑Injun, ↑red man, ↑papist, ↑kike, ↑hymie, ↑sheeny, ↑yid, ↑chink, ↑Chinaman, ↑Paddy, ↑Mick, ↑Mickey, ↑wop, ↑dago, ↑ginzo, ↑Guinea, ↑greaseball, ↑Jap, ↑Nip, ↑spic, ↑spik, ↑spick, ↑greaser, ↑wetback, ↑taco, ↑Kraut, ↑Krauthead, ↑Boche, ↑Jerry, ↑Hun, ↑butch, ↑dike, ↑dyke, ↑fagot, ↑faggot, ↑fag, ↑fairy, ↑nance, ↑pansy, ↑queen, ↑queer, ↑poof, ↑poove, ↑pouf, ↑half-caste, ↑half-breed, ↑Indian giver, ↑kaffir, ↑kafir, ↑caffer, ↑caffre, ↑mammy, ↑Moonie, ↑nazi, ↑pickaninny, ↑piccaninny, ↑picaninny, ↑shegetz, ↑shiksa, ↑shikse, ↑street arab, ↑gamin, ↑throwaway, ↑suit, ↑tree hugger, ↑wog
• Hypernyms: ↑disrespect, ↑discourtesy
• Hyponyms:
↑cold water, ↑denigration, ↑belittling, ↑aspersion, ↑slur, ↑detraction, ↑petty criticism, ↑sour grapes, ↑condescension, ↑disdain, ↑patronage, ↑defamation, ↑calumny, ↑calumniation, ↑obloquy, ↑traducement, ↑hatchet job
2. the act of speaking contemptuously of
• Syn: ↑dispraise
• Derivationally related forms: ↑disparage
• Hypernyms: ↑disapproval
• Hyponyms: ↑belittling, ↑deprecation, ↑denigration, ↑detraction
Useful english dictionary. 2012.