“The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts”
Word Forms
deprecative
adjective
tending to diminish or disparage
deprecatory
adjective
tending to diminish or disparage
deprecation
noun
the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
depreciative
adjective
tending to diminish or disparage
depreciatory
adjective
tending to diminish or disparage
depreciation
noun
a communication that belittles somebody or something
depreciator
noun
one who disparages or belittles the worth of something
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
vilipende
rabaisser
🇪🇸Spanish
vilipendio
empequeñecer
🇵🇹Portuguese
vilipendiar
menosprezar
🇷🇺Russian
вилипенд
принижать
India
🇧🇩Bengali
ভিলিপেন্ড
ছোট
🇮🇳Tamil
வில்லிபண்ட்
சிறியது
🇮🇳Telugu
విలిపెండ్
తక్కువ
🇮🇳Gujarati
વિલીપેન્ડ
તુચ્છ
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಲಿಪೆಂಡ್
ಕಡಿಮೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വില്ലിപെൻഡ്
നികൃഷ്ടമായ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
维利彭德
贬低
🇯🇵Japanese
ビリペンド
軽視する
🇰🇷Korean
빌립펜드
얕보다
🇹🇭Thai
วิลิเพนด์
ดูถูก
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
com.vilipend
استخفاف
🇮🇷Persian
ویلیپند
تحقیر کردن
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'vilipend'?
The primary meaning of 'vilipend' is 'belittle'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vilipend' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'vilipend' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'vilipend' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'vilipend' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'vilipend' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'vilipend' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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