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Vilified vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

vilified | disparaging |

As verbs the difference between vilified and disparaging

is that vilified is (vilify) while disparaging is .

As an adjective disparaging is

insulting, ridiculing.

As a noun disparaging is

disparagement.

vilified

English

Verb

(head)
  • (vilify)

    • vilify

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To say defamatory things about someone or something.
  • To belittle through speech; to put down.

    • Synonyms

    * (say defamatory things about) assail, criticize, decry, denounce, libel, slander * berate * See also

    Related terms

    * vilification * vilifier

    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 .