disparagement vs sour grapes

sour grapes vs disparagement

disparagement and sour grapes both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No
sour grapes	Yes	No	No	No

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

disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something
sour grapes: disparagement of something that is unattainable

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

disparagement (noun)	sour grapes (noun)
the act of speaking contemptuously of	disparagement of something that is unattainable
a communication that belittles somebody or something

Difference between disparagement and sour grapes

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