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Biting vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

biting | disparaging | Related terms |

Biting is a related term of disparaging.


As verbs the difference between biting and disparaging

is that biting is while disparaging is .

As nouns the difference between biting and disparaging

is that biting is the action of the verb to bite while disparaging is disparagement.

As adjectives the difference between biting and disparaging

is that biting is causing a stinging sensation while disparaging is insulting, ridiculing.

biting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of the verb to bite .
  • An occurrence of a bite.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Causing a stinging sensation.
    • a biting wind
  • Cutting or incisive.
    • a biting criticism
  • Tending to bite.
    • a biting insect

    Derived terms

    * bitingly ----

    disparaging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Insulting, ridiculing.
    • The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.

    Synonyms

    * degrading

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • disparagement
  • * Thomas Hardy
    • I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings .