Cutting vs Disparaging - What's the difference?
cutting | disparaging | Synonyms |
(countable, uncountable) The action of the verb to cut .
(countable) A section removed from the larger whole.
(countable) A newspaper clipping.
(countable) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
(countable) An abridged selection of written work, often intended for performance.
(uncountable) The editing of film or other recordings.
(uncountable) Self-harm; the act of cutting one's own skin.
(countable) A narrow passage, dug for a road, railway or canal to go through.
*1876 , , Journey by Train :
*:WE flash across the level.
*:We thunder thro' the bridges.
*:We bicker down the cuttings .
*:We sway along the ridges.
(not comparable) That is used for cutting.
Of remarks, criticism, etc., potentially hurtful.
Insulting, ridiculing.
disparagement
* Thomas Hardy
Cutting is a synonym of disparaging.
As verbs the difference between cutting and disparaging
is that cutting is while disparaging is .As nouns the difference between cutting and disparaging
is that cutting is (countable|uncountable) the action of the verb to cut while disparaging is disparagement.As adjectives the difference between cutting and disparaging
is that cutting is (not comparable) that is used for cutting while disparaging is insulting, ridiculing.cutting
English
Verb
(head)Noun
- How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- The actor had to make his ''cutting'' shorter to fit the audition time.
Synonyms
* (narrow passage for a transportation route) cutAdjective
(en adjective)- I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
disparaging
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.
Synonyms
* degradingVerb
(head)Noun
(en noun)- I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings .