Alas! that any of my nation Should ever so foul
disparaged be. --Chaucer.
2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to
lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak
slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
Those forbidding appearances which sometimes
disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. --Bp.
Atterbury.
Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.
--Milton.
Syn: To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen;
vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade;
debase. See {Decry}.