Adjective : disparaging remarks. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object), : Do not disparage good manners. ,Your behavior will disparage the whole family. From Dictionary.com.
So in disparaging motherhood you disparage women, full stop. From Wordnik.com. [It’s My Motherhood, And I’ll Celebrate It If I Want To | Her Bad Mother] Reference
I find the phrase disparaging, abusive and an insult in nature - it is simply an epithet. From Wordnik.com. [naplesnews.com Stories] Reference
And I know because I've gotten some of the phone calls disparaging the mother, saying she's an unfit mother. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 24, 2003] Reference
I don't know about Bernice's "Plaintalker" or Maria's "Crescent Times", but every time something disparaging is said about Plainfield Today, the blog's stats go off the chart. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
Never should he speak a disparaging word of anybody. From Wordnik.com. [The Essence of Buddhism] Reference
Whenever I hear a man speak a disparaging word of a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Visits America] Reference
"Cornbread," he said, recalling her disparaging nickname for him. From Wordnik.com. [Dragons Of A Vanished Moon]
This young man was simply trying to walk down the sidewalk and was called disparaging names and taunted. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The victim told officers she only knew "C" a few weeks, but she woke up to find him standing over her and calling her disparaging names. From Wordnik.com. [Times-Tribune Pets of the Week] Reference
But Ross says this kind of disparaging marketing could flop. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 13, 2008] Reference
Become one, and no-one can ever say anything "disparaging" about you again. From Wordnik.com. [Ezra Levant: June 2008 Archives] Reference
Nike and Toyota both paid a price for "disparaging" Chinese symbols in their advertising campaigns. From Wordnik.com. [Mao's Capitalist Legacy] Reference
In an attempt to seem like they were "disparaging" the other actor, they managed to peak audience interest in the fellow. From Wordnik.com. ["All That Yellow Wasted"] Reference
He had that YouTube moment, as it's called, the "Macaca" moment where he made a kind of disparaging remark to a Web staffer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
Judge Suddock repeatedly warned McCann and her family to stop "disparaging". From Wordnik.com. [Libertarian Blog Place] Reference
But, to all who watched Kiffin's interview, he was in no way being "disparaging". From Wordnik.com. [Conquest Chronicles] Reference
Sarah Palin and members of her family to stop "disparaging" the reputation of Alaska State. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Buzz US: Top Stories] Reference
We wouldn't want to be "disparaging" toward muslims with regards to 9/11. 5 posted on 11/07/2009 3: 49: 12 PM PST. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Moreover, the board faulted another company policy, one prohibiting employees from making "disparaging" or "discriminatory". From Wordnik.com. [chron.com Chronicle] Reference
Rawlings-Blake called those comments "disparaging," noting the council's role was to question and hold the police accountable. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
"disparaging" remarks against some members of the Senate sports committee. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
"disparaging" was simply the artist's outrage at the condition of many women he loved or knew about. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve More by Joseph Cornell, American Master Collagist.] Reference
Instead of disparaging others, let's show some class. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
In other ways, though, the constant disparaging of the recovery is misleading. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Recovery] Reference
Dan Rostenkowski delivered a highly disparaging view of the Clinton health plan. From Wordnik.com. [Close To Overload ..Se.-Health Care] Reference
The creature characterized by this disparaging term was immediately recognizable. From Wordnik.com. ['One Perfect Day'] Reference
On the topic of "Blue's Clues," the CD is only faintly allusive -- and never disparaging. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Know This Man? Need A Clue?] Reference
The state bar has filed ethics charges against him for disparaging the defendants in public. From Wordnik.com. [In Scandal's Shadow] Reference
I'm sick of partisan leaders attempting to gain from this disaster by disparaging New Orleans. From Wordnik.com. [MAIL CALL] Reference
(The official, like others quoted here, asked not to be named disparaging a sitting president.). From Wordnik.com. [No, Really, You Shouldn’t Have] Reference
In December the state bar accused him of disparaging the defendants and misleading the public about evidence. From Wordnik.com. [The Duke Case: Standing Down] Reference
But that was before the big debate on immigration reform, and disparaging conservative remarks that angered Latinos. From Wordnik.com. [Why Won’t Juan Come to the Phone?] Reference
It is a delicious counterpoint to my hometown team, on which everyone is in lockstep and never is heard a disparaging word. From Wordnik.com. [Eli's Coming] Reference
And even more surprised when he clearly heard Hogan disparaging his game and wondering aloud, "How'd he get in the Masters?". From Wordnik.com. [Open Season] Reference
Way back in the 1970s, when Brazil's economy seemed unstoppable, South America's biggest nation earned a disparaging moniker: Belindia. From Wordnik.com. [How Brazil Reversed the Curse] Reference
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