Disparage (verb)
dis-par-idj
To speak of or treat poorly; depreciate; belittle.
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English, from Anglo-French, Old French desparag(i)er “to match unequally”.
Example sentences
“Some people want to see you succeed, and others exist simply to disparage you.”
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