disparage

“Can you imagine you go to a city and say you want the votes of those people and disparage the city?”

Vance does not have a naturally pleasant personality but he discovered in that debate that if he didn't crudely disparage "childless cat ladies" or accuse Haitian immigrants of eating pets, he could lie flagrantly about the past and his plans for the future as long as he kept a smile on his face.

“Liberal Zionist is a term that gets thrown around both by people who want to disparage that and who want to claim the title,” said Rabbi Jill Jacobs, head of T’ruah.

Over the course of two or even three hours, López Obrador, 70, would tout his achievements, disparage his enemies and otherwise set the agenda for the day — as millions of Mexicans listened in at home.

Since the label "DEI hire" has gained popularity among the far-right, many on the left have harangued it as another dog whistle, a form of coded language with multiple meanings, that allows ultraconservative political actors to disparage powerful professionals of color.