mindmap root((贬低)) decry implies open condemnation with intent to discredit: ~ied their do-nothing attitude. depreciate implies a representing of something as being of less value than commonly believed: critics ~d his plays for being unabashedly sentimental. disparage implies depreciation by indirect means such as slighting or invidious comparison: ~d golf as recreation of the middle-aged. belittle suggests a contemptuous attitude and an attempt to make something seem small: inclined to ~ the achievements of others. minimize connotes an effort to make something seem as small as possible: do not try to ~ the danger involved.