What is another word for disparaging?

“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

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Present participle for to lessen the confidence of

knocking the stuffing out of

throwing cold water on

getting down

making someone fed up

giving someone the blues

pouring cold water on

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

taking the wind out of your sails

dashing hopes

scaring off

bringing tears to your eyes

making one's hair stand on end

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

putting someone off their stroke

dampening the spirits of

making one's blood run cold

breaking someone's heart

bringing down to earth

taking the heart out of

bedevilling^UK

bedeviling^US

knocking the wind out of

harshing one's mellow

filling with fear

freezing your blood

scaring the bejesus out of

scaring the daylights out of

blackjacking

peeving

goading

making one's flesh creep

scaring someone out of their wits

getting the wind up

putting the fear of God into

making someone jump out of their skin

throwing into a panic

giving one the creeps

scaring the living daylights out of

giving someone the heebie-jeebies

scaring the pants off

throwing into a blue funk

giving someone goose pimples

throwing into a fright

chilling to the marrow

scaring someone half to death

shattering the illusions of

breaking the heart of

trying the patience of

getting on your nerves

tyrannizing^US

causing someone to lose their composure

bludgeoning

screwing up

lousing up

filling with consternation

letting wind out of sails

knocking down

cutting down to size

puncturing balloon

taking down a peg or two

letting down easy

taking down

harshing someone's mellow

bearing down

giving a turn

throwing into a tizzy

causing to lose heart

giving someone the hump

tyrannising^UK

tugging at your heartstrings

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

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Present participle for to criticize or condemn severely

slamming

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

casting aspersions on

throwing brickbats at

nitpicking about

vituperating against

giving a bad press to

hauling over the coals

giving someone a bad press

giving someone a roasting

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a rollicking

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

tearing a strip off

reading the riot act

nitpicking over

giving someone a bollocking

passing strictures upon

giving something a bad press

animadverting

giving something a battering

calling down

telling off

doing down

kicking up a stink about

expressing disapproval of

letting someone have it

mouthing off about

giving the business

giving someone a wigging

making a stand

ticking off

giving someone a mouthful

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

going on about

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

slapping someone's wrist

taking issue with

taking exception to

giving a talking-to

kicking up a fuss about

ranting at

tongue-lashing

pulling up

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

reviewing unfavorably

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

biting someone's head off

weighing into

swearing

doing a hatchet job on

jumping down one's throat

penalising^UK

penalizing^US

dishonoring^US

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

preaching

slapping down

raking over the coals

complaining vociferously about

raining

objecting strongly to

fighting

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

griping

lodging a protest against

taking a stand against

objecting

combating

withstanding

raising objections to

disputing

demurring

bringing someone to trial

inculpating

putting on trial

trying

bringing charges against

preferring charges against

bringing a charge against

impeaching

calling to account

taking to court

laying charges against

having the law on

taxing

holding at fault

bringing a case against

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Verb

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Present participle for to complain, speak or write about with great hostility

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

letting someone have it

jumping down one's throat

kicking up a fuss about

kicking up a stink about

taking exception

running down

complaining vehemently about

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

sniveling^US

snivelling^UK

expressing disapproval

quarrelling^UK

quarreling^US

talking under your breath

cavilling at

carping about

moaning and groaning

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

subtilizing

picking nits

mincing matters

raising trivial objections

raising trivial objections to

beating about the bush

sharping a distinction

arguing over nothing

making a fine distinction

refining a distinction

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Verb

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Present participle for to (verbally) attack repeatedly

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