Both Uses of
disparage
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- That, he (Mr. Attorney-General) was prepared to hear some disparagement attempted of this admirable servant; but that, in a general way, he preferred him to his (Mr. Attorney-General's) brothers and sisters, and honoured him more than his (Mr. Attorney-General's) father and mother.
Chpt 2.3 *disparagement = criticism
- He held the letter out inquiringly; and Monseigneur looked at it, in the person of this plotting and indignant refugee; and Monseigneur looked at it in the person of that plotting and indignant refugee; and This, That, and The Other, all had something disparaging to say, in French or in English, concerning the Marquis who was not to be found.†
Chpt 2.24
Definition:
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(disparage) to criticize or make seem less important -- especially in a disrespectful or contemptuous manner