Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; commonly with to
Disparagement is the act of speaking about someone or something in a way which shows that you do not have a good opinion of them. Reviewers have been almost unanimous in their disparagement of this book. = denigration
Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation