How do you spell Disparage?
Correct spelling
disparage
Remember: DIS + PAR + AGE - think 'apart from equal age/rank'
Why is disparage spelled this way?
From Old French desparagier, to marry unequally. DIS (away) + PARAGE (equal rank). To disparage originally meant to lower in rank — now it means to lower in estimation through words.
Common misspellings of disparage
disparigedispargedesparagedisparrage
Example
The critic's review seemed designed to disparage the young author's debut novel.