deprecating
adjective
[ ˈdɛprɪkeɪtɪŋ ]
• expressing disapproval; disapproving.
• "he sniffed in a deprecating way"
deprecate
verb
• express disapproval of.
• "what I deprecate is persistent indulgence"
Similar:
disapprove of,
deplore,
abhor,
find unacceptable,
be against,
frown on,
take a dim view of,
look askance at,
take exception to,
detest,
despise,
execrate,
criticize,
censure,
condemn,
denounce,
protest against,
inveigh against,
rail against,
knock,
slam,
hammer,
cane,
blast,
bad-mouth,
pull to pieces,
pull apart,
hit out at,
slate,
slag off,
rubbish,
slash,
vituperate against,
reprobate,
animadvert on,
asperse,
derogate,
• another term for depreciate (sense 2).
• "he deprecates the value of children's television"
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘pray against’): from Latin deprecat- ‘prayed against (as being evil)’, from the verb deprecari, from de- (expressing reversal) + precari ‘pray’.
