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Synset

express a negative opinion of
<verb.communication>

belittle more info
disparage more info
pick at more info

sample sentences

"She disparaged her student's efforts"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
disparagement disparagement disparager
antonym
flatter
semantic pointers
hypernym
criticize, criticise, knock, pick apart
hyponym
tear apart, pan, trash discredit, disgrace deprecate, depreciate, vilipend minimize, belittle, denigrate, derogate