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All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.
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Meaning of "disparagement" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPARAGEMENT

disparagement  [dɪˈspærɪdʒmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPARAGEMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disparagement is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISPARAGEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disparagement

Disparagement, in United States trademark law, is a statutory cause of action that permits a party to petition the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the Patent and Trademark Office to cancel a trademark registration that "may disparage or falsely suggest a connection with persons, living or dead, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, or bring them into contempt or disrepute." Unlike claims regarding the validity of the mark, a disparagement claim can be brought "at any time," subject to equitable defenses such as laches.

Definition of disparagement in the English dictionary

The definition of disparagement in the dictionary is the act of speaking contemptuously of something.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPARAGEMENT


acknowledgement
ækˈnɒlɪdʒmənt
acknowledgment
əkˈnɒlɪdʒmənt
arrangement
əˈreɪndʒmənt
co-management
kəʊˈmænɪdʒmənt
crisis-management
ˈkraɪsɪs ˈmænɪdʒmənt
discouragement
dɪsˈkʌrɪdʒmənt
disengagement
ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt
encouragement
ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt
engagement
ɪnˈɡeɪdʒmənt
enlargement
ɪnˈlɑːdʒmənt
impingement
ɪmˈpɪndʒmənt
infringement
ɪnˈfrɪndʒmənt
judgement
ˈdʒʌdʒmənt
judgment
ˈdʒʌdʒmənt
management
ˈmænɪdʒmənt
micromanagement
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmænɪdʒmənt
middle-management
ˈmɪdəl ˈmænɪdʒmənt
mismanagement
ˌmɪsˈmænɪdʒmənt
prejudgment
priːˈdʒʌdʒmənt
rearrangement
ˌriːəˈreɪndʒmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPARAGEMENT

dispace
disparage
disparager
disparaging
disparagingly
disparate
disparately
disparateness
disparates
disparities
disparity
dispark
dispart
dispassion
dispassionate
dispassionately
dispassionateness
dispatch
dispatch box
dispatch case

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPARAGEMENT

abonnement
achievement
advertisement
agreement
amusement
announcement
apartment
basement
element
enforcement
implement
improvement
involvement
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

Synonyms and antonyms of disparagement in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPARAGEMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disparagement» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disparagement

Translation of «disparagement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPARAGEMENT

Find out the translation of disparagement to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disparagement from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disparagement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蔑视
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

menosprecio
570 millions of speakers

English

disparagement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उपेक्षा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يبث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

умаление
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

menosprezo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

disparagement
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dénigrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penolakan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verunglimpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非難
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경멸
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disparagement
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sụt giá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேய்ந்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विसंगती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

aşağılama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denigrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uchybienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

применшення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

denigrare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υποτιμητικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

miskenning
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedvärdering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedvurdering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disparagement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPARAGEMENT»

The term «disparagement» is normally little used and occupies the 122.454 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPARAGEMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disparagement» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disparagement» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disparagement

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QUOTES WITH «DISPARAGEMENT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disparagement.
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Conrad Black
All emphasis in American prisons is on punishment, retribution, and disparagement, and almost none is on rehabilitation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPARAGEMENT»

Discover the use of disparagement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disparagement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Torts and Personal Injury Law
1t then becomes a matter of public record for the world to take notice. commercial disparagement' An intentional tort that occurs when a tort- feasor communicates false statements to third parties about a person's goods, services, or business ...
William R. Buckley, Cathy J. Okrent, 2003
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Humilis confessio, the saints united confession, in ...
Besure, when the Apostle was running down the Dispensation of Moses, and applying to it some Terms of great Disparagement, he explains himself by saying, Even that which was made glorious, had NO Glory in this Respect, by Reason of  ...
Thomas Foxcroft, 1750
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Intellectual Property: The Law of Trademarks, Copyrights, ...
PRODUCT DISPARAGEMENT At common law, an action can be brought for making intentional and untrue statements about another company or its products or services that cause monetary harm to the company. The action is variously called ...
Deborah Bouchoux, 2008
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The Practitioner's Guide to Defense of EPL Claims
Non-disparagement of One Party by the Other Another provision that raises similar issues as to whom employer counsel should agree will be bound is a non- disparagement provision. Often, employer representatives may not care what the  ...
Ellis B. Murov, 2005
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Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
Participants might change their attitudes and stereo- types to become more consistent with their negative remarks in order to reduce cognitive dissonance. According to either explanation, the negative con- sequences of reciting disparagement ...
Salvatore Attardo, 2014
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A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
Matching an heir in marriage under his or her degree, or against decency. Cornell. 'You wrongfully do require Mopsa to so great a disparagement as to wed her father's servant. Sidney. She was much affectionate to her own kindred, which did ...
Samuel Johnson, 1805
7
MLRC 50-State Survey: Media Privacy and Related Law 2013-14
Trade Libel/Product Disparagement/Disparagement of Quality. There is confusion as to whether Illinois recognizes a common law cause of action for commercial disparagement because the Illinois Supreme Court has not squarely addressed ...
Media Law Resource Center,, 2013
8
Mellinkoff's Dictionary of American Legal Usage
[3568 also, loiter; Eisee also, vagrant. disparagement: the ordinary English word turned to legal use in torts for publishing false statements about the quality of property or its title. The torts reflect historical analogies to defamation (Elsee) but are ...
David Mellinkoff, 2009
9
Introduction to French Law
Case law suggests the following categories of unfair competitive acts: disparagement imitation leading to confusion, parasitic behaviour, and disorganization. This list is by no means exhaustive; any business activity that infringes upon ...
George A. Bermann, Etienne Picard, 2008
10
Columbia law review
This would include in the same general group some torts besides disparagement of property.“ So far as to Disparagement of Title. Now as to Disparagement of Quality; 1'. e., statements, the effect of which is “to depreciate or disparage the ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPARAGEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disparagement is used in the context of the following news items.
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Opinion: NIN infringement claims on shaky ground
Trademark law also protects against disparagement and dilution of a name or logo. Disparagement is the idea of associating the name or logo ... «Edmonton Journal, Jul 15»
2
Redskins lose trademark protection, not free-speech rights
As important as the disparagement question is to the Redskins and the National Football League, any judgment the courts make would apply to ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
3
The important women omitted from the Stonewall story
Who threw the first empty beer bottle, making that night the one they'd finally had enough of society's exclusion and disparagement? «Daily Life, Jul 15»
4
Dr. Postlewait is officially the new CCSD Superintendent
Both Dr. McGinley and the Board have agreed to a non disparagement clause. The Board appreciates and acknowledges Dr. McGinley's ... «WCBD News 2, Jul 15»
5
Ex-lawmaker White sues mother for defamation
... their privacy, intentionally inflicted emotional distress, interfered with contractual relationships and created commercial disparagement. «Observer-Reporter, Jul 15»
6
Resolution to promote civil discourse approved by supervisors
... debate is aimed at the betterment of San Luis Obispo County and its people and not the disparagement of those with whom we disagree.”. «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jul 15»
7
Orexigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:OREX) in Focus
... occurring prior to the Separation Date, and has agreed to customary non-disclosure, non-disparagement and cooperation provisions. «Markets Wired, Jul 15»
8
Top Languages 2015 - Stasis But For Go And Swift
Designing a new language is a mugs game that is bound to lead to loneliness, disappointment, disparagement and eventual failure. «iProgrammer, Jul 15»
9
Singapore blogger Amos Yee gets one-month sentence
SINGAPORE -- A Singapore blogger received a one-month sentence Monday for an obscene picture and disparagement of Christians on the ... «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»
10
Mark Dubois: Job-Changing Attorneys Can't Grab Files on the Way Out
I have also seen claims for civil theft, computer crimes, tortious interference, Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices violations, trade disparagement ... «Connecticut Law Tribune, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Disparagement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/disparagement>. Apr 2024 ».
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