1. criticized or belittled; spoke of in a way that shows lack of respect or approval
Usage: past tense and past participle of ‘disparage’

Examples

• The coach disparaged the team’s performance after the loss.
• She felt hurt when her ideas were disparaged during the meeting.
• The critic disparaged the new restaurant in his review.
• His contributions to the project were unfairly disparaged.
• The politician disparaged his opponent’s policies.
• Students shouldn’t be disparaged for asking questions.
• The author’s early work was disparaged by literary critics.