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verb
Pluck or pull at with the fingers.
synonyms: pluck at, pull at.
is a specific kind of: pull.
Eat like a bird.
synonyms: peck, peck at.
is a specific kind of: eat.
Express a negative opinion of.
synonyms: belittle, disparage.
is a specific kind of: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart.
is a broader term that covers: pan, tear apart, trash | discredit, disgrace | deprecate, depreciate, vilipend | belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize.
is the opposite of: blandish, flatter.
derivation: disparagement, dispraise | depreciation, derogation, disparagement | depreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker.
Dutch: geringschatten, belachelijk maken, onteren
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