Definitions for disparagement
dis·par·age·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disparagement, depreciation, derogationnoun

   a communication that belittles somebody or something

2. disparagement, dispraisenoun

   the act of speaking contemptuously of

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disparagementnoun

   The act of disparaging, of belittling.

   His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disparagementnoun

   Etymology: from disparage.

   1. Injurious union or comparison with something of inferior excellence.

   They take it for a disparagement to sort themselves with any other than the enemies of the publick peace. Roger L'Estrange.

   2. [In law.]Matching an heir in marriage under his or her degree, or against decency. John Cowell

   You wrongfully do require Mopsa to so great a disparagement, as to wed her father’s servant. Philip Sidney.

   She was much affectionate to her own kindred, even unto faction, which did stir great envy in the lords of the king’s side, who counted her blood a disparagement to be mingled with the king’s. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   3. Reproach; disgrace; indignity.

   Gentle knight,
   That doth against the dead his hand uprear,
   His honour stains with rancour and despight,
   And great disparagement makes to his former might. Fa. Qu.

   In a commonwealth much disparagement is occasioned, when able spirits, attracted by a familiarity, are inflamed with faction. Henry Wotton.

   ’Tis no disparagement to philosophy, that it cannot deify us. Joseph Glanvill, Apol.

   Reason is a weak, diminutive light, compared to revelation; but it ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not a sun. Robert South, Sermons.

   Rely upon your beauty: ’twere a disparagement of that to talk of conditions, when you are certain of making your own terms. Thomas Southerne, Innocent Adultery.

   4. It has to before the person or thing disparaged.

   Then to our age, when not to pleasure bent,
   This seems an honour, not disparagement. John Denham.

   The play was never intended for the stage; nor, without disparagement to the author, could have succeeded. Dryden.

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1. Disparagement

   Disparagement, in United States trademark law, was a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute." In 2017, the Supreme Court struck down the disparagement provision as unconstitutional in Matal v. Tam.

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1. disparagement

   Disparagement refers to the act of criticizing or demeaning someone or something unfairly, causing them to seem of little worth or value, or spreading negative or damaging information that might reduce respect or reputation. This can be done through negative comments, slander or derogatory remarks.

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1. Disparagementnoun

   matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation

2. Disparagementnoun

   injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to

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1. Disparagement

   Disparagement, in United States trademark law, is a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute." Unlike claims regarding the validity of the mark, a disparagement claim can be brought "at any time," subject to equitable defenses such as laches.

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1. • Disrespect

How to pronounce disparagement?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparagement in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disparagement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of disparagement in a Sentence

1. Jeb Bush:

   With grandiosity, they announce resets and disengage, hashtag campaigns replace actual diplomacy and engagement. Personal diplomacy and maturity is replaced by leaks and personal disparagement.

2. William Osler:

   Few diseases present greater difficulties in the way of diagnosis than malignant endocarditis, difficulties which in many cases are practi- cally insurmountable. It is no disparagement to the many skilled physicians who have put their cases upon record to say that, in fully one-half the diagnosis was made post mortem.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disparagement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disparagement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disparagement
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disparagement
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disparagement
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disparagement