Both Uses
disparage
in
The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty
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- Clyde snatched it roughly and with a grabbing disparagement.†
Story 1.2 *disparagement = the act of criticizing or making seem less important
- In our room, her voice would go low and soft to complete disparagement.†
Story 3.30
Definitions:
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(1)
(disparage) to criticize or make seem less important -- especially in a disrespectful or contemptuous manner
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)