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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 (verbally) attack repeatedly

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

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Adjective

Insulting or showing ridicule

uncomplimentary

unfavourable^UK

pass-remarkable

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

full of contempt

full of reproof

dishonouring^UK

misrepresentative

politically incorrect

scandalmongering

strongly worded

over-censorious

severely critical

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

dripping with malice

rubbing the wrong way

highly effective

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

earth-shattering

given to looking on the black side

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

scandalizing^US

stigmatising^UK

scandalising^UK

inveighing against

railing against

giving a bad name

dragging through the mire

slinging mud at

throwing brickbats at

doing a number on

giving a black eye

flinging mud at

bringing into disrepute

speaking evil of

throwing mud at

giving a bad press to

fulminating against

bringing discredit to

casting a slur on

bringing shame upon

spreading scandal about

cutting down to size

nitpicking about

reflecting badly on

vituperating against

bringing shame on

look down one's nose at

disapproving of

blackening the name of

picking to pieces

animadverting on

taking down a peg

giving some stick to

hauling over the coals

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

tearing to shreds

spreading lies about

giving someone a roasting

misrepresenting

giving someone a rollicking

telling lies about

remonstrating with

sullying the reputation of

treating with contempt

giving a talking-to

giving someone hell

rapping over the knuckles

finding lacking

reading the riot act

nitpicking over

giving someone a bollocking

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

blackening the reputation of

taking a swipe at

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

tearing to pieces

holding in contempt

setting little store by

passing strictures upon

holding up to ridicule

laying down the law

raking over the coals

tearing a strip off

doing an injustice to

dragging someone's name through the mud

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

lowering the status of

giving someone a dressing-down

turning your nose up at

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

discountenancing

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

treating disrespectfully

dehumanizing^US

putting in a bad light

dehumanising^UK

complaining about

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

arguing against

giving someone a wigging

giving comeuppance

thinking too little of

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

bringing to book

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

slapping someone's wrist

taking issue with

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

heaping scorn on

setting no store by

commenting negatively

gossiping about

getting angry with

making little of

assaulting verbally

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

taking a dig at

bastardizing^US

not doing justice

animadverting upon

thundering against

giving someone bondi

thinking little of

dragging through mud

casting slur on

knocking off high horse

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

treating contemptuously

making jokes about

criticizing unfairly

cutting to bits

casting a slur upon

giving bad press

showing contempt for

giving black eye

pointing the finger

giving the devil

calling to task

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

giving a bad name to

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

causing to lose face

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

shooting full of holes

thumbing one's nose

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

bastardising^UK

giving offence to

causing offence to

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

hurting somebody's feelings

cracking down on

taking swipe at

stepping on one's toes

showing in a bad light

sounding off about

whingeing about

quibbling about

grouching about

bellyaching about

cocking a snook

bringing into disfavour

protesting strongly

telling someone to get lost

curling your lip at

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

holding in disdain

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

having no use for

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

expostulating about

making a protest

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

making sport of

mouthing off about

taking for granted

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

opposing strongly

complaining vociferously about

protesting against

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

kicking up a fuss about

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

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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 for six

knocking sideways

knocking the stuffing out of

throwing cold water on

making someone fed up

giving someone the blues

making dejected

weighing heavily on

making downhearted

pouring cold water on

putting a damper on

discountenancing

making despondent

breaking one's heart

dampening spirits

taking the wind out of your sails

bringing tears to your eyes

reducing to tears

dampening the spirits of

casting a gloom upon

making miserable

putting into a funk

making discontented

making desolate

causing suffering to

breaking someone's heart

casting a shadow

taking the wind out

bearing down on

bringing down to earth

knocking the wind out of

harshing someone's mellow

harshing one's mellow

casting a pall over

dashing the hopes of

taking the heart out of

breaking the heart of

causing anguish to

making wretched

shattering the illusions of

cutting to the quick

causing to lose heart

giving someone the hump

casting a gloom on

arousing sympathy

letting wind out of sails

tugging at the heart

taking down a peg or two

cutting down to size

tugging at your heartstrings

getting on your nerves

having had enough

trying the patience of

losing patience

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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 (verbally) attack repeatedly

Verb

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

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