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Insulting vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

insulting | disparaging |

As adjectives the difference between insulting and disparaging

is that insulting is containing insult, or having the intention of insulting while disparaging is insulting, ridiculing.

As verbs the difference between insulting and disparaging

is that insulting is present participle of lang=en while disparaging is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between insulting and disparaging

is that insulting is the act of giving insult while disparaging is disparagement.

insulting

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Containing insult, or having the intention of insulting.
    • He received an insulting letter.

    Derived terms

    * insultingly

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving insult.
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • grievous reproaches, and scornful insultings over him in his affliction

    Anagrams

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    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 .