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Insulting or showing ridicule

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Not easy to please or satisfy

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

Present participle for to regard or represent as being of little worth

Present participle for to lessen the confidence of

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Present participle for to (verbally) attack repeatedly

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Adjective

Insulting or showing ridicule

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

full of contempt

full of reproof

misrepresentative

dishonouring^UK

politically incorrect

severely critical

scandalmongering

strongly worded

over-censorious

difficult to please

impossible to please

high and mighty

on your high horse

extremely critical

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“This disparaging reference to a teacher's advanced age is not at all consistent with Tibetan cultural norms.”

Adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

tongue-in-cheek

uncomplimentary

evil-intentioned

extremely critical

passive-aggressive

rubbing the wrong way

highly effective

dripping with malice

quietly humorous

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Adjective

Not easy to please or satisfy

unaccommodating

over-particular

high-maintenance

over-censorious

hard to satisfy

pass-remarkable

overly solicitous

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Adjective

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

demoralizing^US

uncomplimentary

demoralising^UK

full of hardship

neutralizing^US

bringing bad luck

looking on the black side

given to looking on the black side

earth-shattering

neutralising^UK

suggestive of evil

behind eight ball

having tough luck

having hard luck

having a bad break

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Verb

Present participle for to regard or represent as being of little worth

trivialising^UK

trivializing^US

underestimating

marginalising^UK

marginalizing^US

pulling to pieces

detracting from

taking to pieces

casting aspersions on

picking holes in

speaking badly of

speaking ill of

treating lightly

making light of

pouring scorn on

putting hooks in

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

dishonouring^UK

finding fault with

stigmatizing^US

inveighing against

stigmatising^UK

scandalizing^US

railing against

scandalising^UK

giving a bad name

slinging mud at

dragging through the mire

throwing brickbats at

bringing into disrepute

giving a black eye

doing a number on

speaking evil of

throwing mud at

flinging mud at

giving a bad press to

fulminating against

bringing discredit to

nitpicking about

casting a slur on

bringing shame upon

spreading scandal about

cutting down to size

vituperating against

disapproving of

blackening the name of

reflecting badly on

bringing shame on

animadverting on

look down one's nose at

giving some stick to

hauling over the coals

picking to pieces

taking down a peg

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

giving someone a bad press

looking down on

giving a rocket

tearing off a strip

spreading lies about

tearing to shreds

misrepresenting

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

sullying the reputation of

finding lacking

telling lies about

nitpicking over

remonstrating with

treating with contempt

giving a talking-to

reading the riot act

giving someone hell

rapping over the knuckles

blackening the character of

giving someone a bollocking

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

underemphasizing

letting someone have it

running a smear campaign against

cutting to the quick

giving something a bad press

blackening someone's name

giving something a battering

taking a swipe at

setting little store by

tearing a strip off

tearing to pieces

holding in contempt

passing strictures upon

doing an injustice to

holding up to ridicule

raking over the coals

laying down the law

dragging someone's name through the mud

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

turning your nose up at

lowering the status of

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

discountenancing

complaining about

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

treating disrespectfully

dehumanizing^US

putting in a bad light

dehumanising^UK

arguing against

writing false reports about

giving Bronx cheer

spreading tales about

regarding with contempt

jumping down one's throat

criticizing severely

taking the mickey

dragging name through mud

turning up one's nose

giving the business

giving someone a wigging

thinking too little of

bringing to book

slapping someone's wrist

taking issue with

heaping scorn on

giving comeuppance

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

taking exception to

looking down upon

biting someone's head off

taking the piss out of

kicking up a stink about

passing judgment

bringing shame to

setting no store by

speaking of with disfavour

getting angry with

having a pop at

gossiping about

clamoring against

commenting negatively

holding forth against

cocking a snook

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

putting zingers on

casting slur on

assaulting verbally

making little of

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

taking a dig at

bastardizing^US

not doing justice

quibbling about

grouching about

animadverting upon

thundering against

giving someone bondi

thinking little of

dragging through mud

knocking off high horse

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

criticizing unfairly

casting a slur upon

cutting to bits

treating contemptuously

showing contempt for

making jokes about

giving black eye

whingeing about

bellyaching about

calling to task

pointing the finger

giving the devil

giving bad press

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

giving a bad name to

causing to lose face

thumbing one's nose

jumping on one's case

going for the jugular

snapping someone's head off

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

sounding off about

shooting full of holes

bastardising^UK

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

giving offence to

causing offence to

cracking down on

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

laying at one's door

hanging something on

pointing finger at

sending up the river

showing in a bad light

telling someone to get lost

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

curling your lip at

bringing into disfavour

holding in disdain

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

refusing to acknowledge

having no use for

having contempt for

taking to the woodshed

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

jumping down someone's throat

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

poking mullock at

protesting strongly

making sport of

taking for granted

expostulating about

making a protest

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

protesting against

opposing strongly

mouthing off about

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

raising objections to

complaining vociferously about

lodging a protest against

kicking up a fuss about

taking exception

taking a stand against

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“Honestly, I don't see the film as being successfully neorealistic, but to call it a simple docudrama would disparage both the film and the director.”

Verb

Present participle for to lessen the confidence of

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

knocking sideways

knocking for six

knocking the stuffing out of

taking steam out

discountenancing

making dispirited

making crestfallen

making dejected

making downhearted

throwing cold water on

making someone fed up

giving someone the blues

weighing heavily on

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

casting a shadow

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“With parents that constantly disparage him, one can hardly blame the poor boy for being timid.”

Verb

Present participle for to complain or express discontent in a wearisome manner

Verb

Present participle for to (verbally) attack repeatedly

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