disparagement vs petty criticism

disparagement and petty criticism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No
petty criticism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, petty criticism is a hyponym of disparagement; that is, petty criticism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disparagement:

disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something
petty criticism: a petty disparagement

Other hyponyms of disparagement include cold water, belittling, denigration, aspersion, slur, detraction, sour grapes, condescension, disdain, patronage, calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement.

disparagement (noun)	petty criticism (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of	a petty disparagement
a communication that belittles somebody or something

disparagement vs petty criticism

disparagement and petty criticism both are nouns.

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