disparagement
noun [ U ] uk/dɪˈspær.ɪdʒ.mənt/ us/dɪˈsper.ɪdʒ.mənt/
贬低，诋毁
criticism of, or unkind remarks about someone or something that show you do not respect them
Despite the media’s disparagement of the leader, he remains popular. 尽管媒体贬低这位领导人，他仍然很受欢迎。
"Provincial" is often used as a term of disparagement. “外省的”经常被当作贬义词来用。
See: disparage
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- Loyalty to one's own children need not involve the disparagement of others' children.
- He spoke in a tone of disparagement.
- He accuses business rivals of mounting a campaign of disaparagement.
- Even now she suffers disparagement just for being a woman.