Thesaurus / disparage
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The company has also held ongoing mandatory meetings for workers on company time, so-called captive-audience sessions, to show videos and run through PowerPoint presentations that disparage unionization.
AMAZON’S ANTI-UNION BLITZ STALKS ALABAMA WAREHOUSE WORKERS EVERYWHERE, EVEN THE BATHROOMJAY GREENEFEBRUARY 2, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe greater Wine’s popular appeal grew, the more Museveni disparaged him.
'MUSEVENI IS SCARED.' UGANDA'S AGING STRONGMAN FACES A CHALLENGE FROM SINGER BOBI WINE IN AN ELECTION PLAGUED BY UNRESTARYN BAKERJANUARY 13, 2021TIME“The science that guided his professional life has been disparaged and abandoned by so many of the same people who depended on his knowledge to care for their animals and to raise their food,” his son wrote.
OBITUARY FOR KANSAS COVID-19 VICTIM SLAMS ANTI-MASKERS WHO ‘REFUSE TO WEAR A PIECE OF CLOTH ON THEIR FACE TO PROTECT ONE ANOTHER’KATIE SHEPHERDDECEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON POSTTenev and Bhatt’s company has undeniably contributed to that increase, so much so that “Robinhood traders” has become disparaging shorthand for investors who pile into stocks without regard for business fundamentals.
ROBINHOOD’S NEXT ADVENTURE: STEALING MARKET SHARE FROM THE RICHJEFFDECEMBER 3, 2020FORTUNEAt a board meeting on Tuesday, district parents of kids with special needs and foster and military parents shouted and disparaged school board members for not coming up with some plan to get kids back in the classroom safely.
NORTH COUNTY REPORT: SCHOOL REOPENING TENSIONS ARE HIGH IN OCEANSIDEKAYLA JIMENEZJULY 22, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGOI say this in no way to disparage my dear old friend, but merely to present his work in true proportion.
JAFFERYWILLIAM J. LOCKEAccordingly he is not sparing of invective against those who so disparage his race.
NOTES AND QUERIES, NUMBER 69, FEBRUARY 22, 1851VARIOUSBut I would not disparage the labors of Bacon in pointing out the method which leads to scientific discoveries.
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME VIJOHN LORDI ask this, not to disparage the old-fashioned schools, but to call their attention to what the new are doing.
THE IRON PUDDLERJAMES J. DAVISSome malcontents are about to disparage the whole business, and, in particular, the affair at Alexandria.
THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, VOL. II (OF II)CHARLES JAMES LEVERWORDS RELATED TO DISPARAGE
- abuse
- admonish
- asperse
- berate
- blame
- castigate
- cavil
- censure
- chasten
- chide
- criticize
- denounce
- disparage
- dress down
- expostulate
- give a talking-to
- jump on
- keep aft
- lay down the law
- lecture
- light into
- nag
- objurate
- preach
- put down
- rail
- rake over the coals
- rate
- ream
- rebuke
- recriminate
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- revile
- take to task
- taunt
- tell off
- upbraid
- vilify
- vituperate
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belie
- belittle
- besmirch
- blacken name
- blaspheme
- blister
- blot
- calumniate
- cast a slur on
- curse
- damage
- decry
- defame
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dishonor
- disparage
- give a bad name
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- libel
- malign
- muckrake
- pan
- plaster
- revile
- roast
- run smear campaign
- scandalize
- scorch
- slam
- sling mud
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- sneer
- strumpet
- sully
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- asperses
- assails
- attacks
- backbites
- bad-mouths
- belies
- belittles
- besmirches
- blacken name
- blasphemes
- blisters
- blots
- calumniates
- casts a slur on
- curses
- damages
- decries
- defames
- defiles
- denigrates
- depreciates
- derogates
- detracts
- dishonors
- disparages
- gives a bad name
- hits
- hurts
- injures
- libels
- maligns
- muckrakes
- pans
- plasters
- reviles
- roasts
- runs smear campaign
- scandalizes
- scorches
- slams
- slings mud
- slurs
- smears
- smirches
- sneers
- strumpets
- sullies
- tarnishes
- tears down
- traduces
- vilifies
- affront
- blink at
- brush off
- chill
- cold-shoulder
- contemn
- cool
- cut
- despise
- discount
- disdain
- disparage
- disregard
- flout
- forget
- give the brush
- give the cold shoulder to
- ignore
- make light of
- neglect
- not give time of day
- omit
- overlook
- pooh-pooh
- reject
- scoff
- scorn
- show disrespect
- shrug off
- skip
- slur
- sneeze at
- snub
- treat with contempt
- turn deaf ear to
- upstage
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip at
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- sniff at
- snigger
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip at
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- sniff at
- sniggered
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affront
- belittle
- burlesque
- caricature
- crack
- curl one's lip
- decry
- deride
- detract
- disdain
- disparage
- dump
- fleer
- flout
- gibe
- gird
- give Bronx cheer
- grin
- hold in contempt
- hold up to ridicule
- insult
- jeer
- jest
- lampoon
- laugh at
- leer
- look down on
- put down
- quip at
- rally
- rank out
- ridicule
- satirize
- scoff
- scorn
- slam
- slight
- smile
- sneeze at
- snicker
- sniff at
- swipe
- taunt
- travesty
- turn up one's nose
- twit
- underrate
- affronted
- belittled
- burlesqued
- caricatured
- cracked
- curled one's lip
- decried
- derided
- detracted
- disdained
- disparaged
- dumped
- fleered
- flouted
- gave Bronx cheer
- gibed
- girded
- grinned
- held in contempt
- held up to ridicule
- insulted
- jeered
- jested
- lampooned
- laughed at
- leered
- looked down on
- put down
- quipped at
- rallied
- ranked out
- ridiculed
- satirized
- scoffed
- scorned
- slammed
- slighted
- smiled
- sneezed at
- snickered
- sniff at
- swiped
- taunted
- travestied
- turned up one's nose
- twitted
- underrated
- affronting
- belittling
- burlesquing
- caricaturing
- cracking
- curling one's lip
- decrying
- deriding
- detracting
- disdaining
- disparaging
- dumping
- fleering
- flouting
- gibing
- girding
- giving Bronx cheer
- grinning
- holding in contempt
- holding up to ridicule
- insulting
- jeering
- jesting
- lampooning
- laughing at
- leering
- looking down on
- putting down
- quipping at
- rallying
- ranking out
- ridiculing
- satirizing
- scoffing
- scorning
- slamming
- slighting
- smiling
- sneezing at
- snickering
- sniff at
- swiping
- taunting
- travestying
- turning up one's nose
- twitting
- underrating
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