Word of the Day (February 02, 2015)

Word of the Day (February 02, 2015)

Disparage – (v.) to describe (someone or something) as unimportant, weak, bad, etc.

Example: “Extremely modest persons usually speak of their accomplishments disparagingly.”

Origin: Middle English, to degrade by marriage below one’s class, disparage, from Anglo-French “disparager” to marry below one’s class, from “des-“ “dis-“ + “parage” equality, lineage, from “per” peer.

First use: 14^th century

(Reference: Merriam Webster Dictionary. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Application. Merriam-Webster, Inc., 2015.)