disparager
- noun
- /dɪˈspærɪdʒər/
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despreciador
- He became known as a disparager after he consistently mocked his colleagues' ideas during meetings.
Examples
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Traitors and disparagers deserved death; he made a point of personally attending their bloody ends, as in Kent in 1451 and 1452.
Academic text (2011) -
Some people are just disparagers, always criticizing others without offering constructive feedback.
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As a disparager of the newly implemented policy, she believed it would only lead to more problems in the workplace.
Synonyms
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7.1
A person who says bad things about someone or something to make them seem less good
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8.4
A person who always finds faults in ideas or work
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3.4
A person who says that people or things are bad
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8.7
A person who says mean things about someone, often publicly
A person who says something has little value
A person who unfairly says bad things about someone to make them seem unimportant
A person who publicly criticizes someone or something
A person who tells someone they did something wrong
A person who strongly criticizes someone or something
A person who laughs at others to make them feel bad
A person who says or writes false, hurtful things about someone
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Disparager comes from the parts dis- ('not') and parage ('rank' or 'equal'), a root you can also see in compare. So a disparager is someone who tries to make a person or idea seem lower in value, which is why it means a person who criticizes or belittles.