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Insulting or showing ridicule

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

Not easy to please or satisfy

Lacking consideration for others

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

full of contempt

full of reproof

dishonourable^UK

dishonouring^UK

dishonorable^US

misrepresentative

high and mighty

on your high horse

disadvantageous

scandalmongering

severely critical

politically incorrect

difficult to please

impossible to please

over-censorious

high-and-mighty

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

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

Causing someone to feel resentful, upset, or annoyed

ill-humoured^UK

dishonorable^US

unsportsmanlike

dishonourable^UK

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Adjective

Contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something

tongue-in-cheek

uncomplimentary

passive-aggressive

extremely critical

evil-intentioned

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Adjective

Not easy to please or satisfy

unaccommodating

over-particular

high-maintenance

over-censorious

hard to satisfy

pass-remarkable

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Adjective

Lacking consideration for others

uncomplimentary

unsophisticated

tongue-in-cheek

as bold as brass

self-centered^US

ill-humoured^UK

self-centred^UK

unduly familiar

making passes at

making advances towards

in a state of nature

beyond the pale

mincingly clever

lacking civility

high-and-mighty

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

too big for your boots

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Adjective

Likely to lead to an adverse or bad outcome

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

uncomplimentary

on the debit side

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

bringing bad luck

neutralizing^US

prognosticatory

neutralising^UK

behind eight ball

earth-shattering

suggestive of evil

bright and early

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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

railing against

stigmatising^UK

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

giving a bad name

slinging mud at

dragging through the mire

throwing brickbats at

fulminating against

bringing into disrepute

doing a number on

giving a black eye

speaking evil of

throwing mud at

flinging mud at

giving a bad press to

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

hauling over the coals

reflecting badly on

bringing shame on

look down one's nose at

animadverting on

giving some stick to

taking down a peg

picking to pieces

giving a rocket

tearing off a strip

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

looking down on

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

spreading lies about

remonstrating with

tearing to shreds

misrepresenting

giving someone hell

reading the riot act

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a bollocking

sullying the reputation of

finding lacking

telling lies about

treating with contempt

nitpicking over

giving a talking-to

tearing a strip off

blackening the character of

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

underemphasizing

letting someone have it

running a smear campaign against

holding up to ridicule

cutting to the quick

giving something a bad press

taking exception to

blackening someone's name

giving something a battering

taking a swipe at

setting little store by

tearing to pieces

passing strictures upon

doing an injustice to

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

holding in contempt

lowering the status of

kicking up a stink about

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

discountenancing

complaining about

thinking little of

treating disrespectfully

protesting against

heaping scorn on

dehumanizing^US

putting in a bad light

dehumanising^UK

taking the piss out of

arguing against

taking the mickey

writing false reports about

mouthing off about

animadverting upon

spreading tales about

regarding with contempt

jumping down one's throat

criticizing severely

dragging name through mud

giving the business

giving someone a wigging

thinking too little of

bringing to book

slapping someone's wrist

taking issue with

giving comeuppance

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

looking down upon

biting someone's head off

kicking up a fuss about

passing judgment

bringing shame to

turning up one's nose

setting no store by

giving Bronx cheer

speaking of with disfavour

getting angry with

having a pop at

gossiping about

clamoring against

making little of

commenting negatively

cocking a snook

holding forth against

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

taking dim view of

putting zingers on

casting slur on

assaulting verbally

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

taking a dig at

bastardizing^US

quibbling about

grouching about

thundering against

giving someone bondi

dragging through mud

knocking off high horse

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

criticizing unfairly

casting a slur upon

not doing justice

looking askance

cutting to bits

giving black eye

whingeing about

bellyaching about

calling to task

pointing the finger

giving the devil

looking askance at

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

protesting strongly

showing contempt for

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

sounding off about

shooting full of holes

treating contemptuously

making jokes about

bastardising^UK

expostulating about

making a protest

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

giving offence to

poking mullock at

making sport of

causing offence to

curling one's lip

cracking down on

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

vociferating about

showing in a bad light

telling someone to get lost

bringing into disfavour

ranting and raving

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

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

curling your lip at

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

laying at one's door

hanging something on

pointing finger at

sending up the river

opposing strongly

taking for granted

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

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

raising objections to

complaining vociferously about

lodging a protest against

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

discombobulating

throwing off balance

putting into a flap

putting someone off their stroke

throwing into a tizz

causing someone to lose their composure

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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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