patronage vs disparagement

disparagement vs patronage

patronage and disparagement both are nouns.

patronage is a verb but disparagement is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
patronage	Yes	No	Yes	No
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disparagement is a hypernym of patronage; that is, disparagement is a word with a broader meaning than patronage:

patronage: a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
disparagement: a communication that belittles somebody or something

Other hypernyms of patronage include depreciation, derogation.

patronage (noun)	disparagement (noun)
the act of providing approval and support	the act of speaking contemptuously of
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support	a communication that belittles somebody or something
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
customers collectively

patronage (verb)	disparagement (verb)
be a regular customer or client of
support by being a patron of

Difference between patronage and disparagement

Words related to "disparagement"

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