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DEPRECATING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tending to diminish or disparage

Example:

a slighting remark

Synonyms:

belittling; deprecating; deprecative; deprecatory; depreciative; depreciatory; slighting

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

uncomplimentary (tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb deprecate

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