Both Uses
disparage
in
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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- Danny was agitated that time because his best friend had made a disparaging remark about his car, and his girlfriend had refused to marry him.†
p. 20.6 *disparaging = criticizing or making seem less important
- Lee Adler was no less disparaging of Williams.†
p. 144.4
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)