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“disparaged”
To speak of in a disrespectful way about anyone or anything; to belittle or to lower in quality. (2)
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Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words
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disparaged
1. Spoken of in a disrespectful way; belittled.
2. Openly condemned.
2. Openly condemned.
Among ordinary Japanese, the spending is widely disparaged for having turned the nation into a public-works-based welfare state by making regional economies dependent on Tokyo for jobs.
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Economics on a Global Scale
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