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What is the difference between 嘲る and 貶す ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between 嘲る and 貶す ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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どちらも「悪口を言う」という点では同じです。
嘲る(あざける)は、
「おもに人に悪口を言う」ことです。
ex)インターネットには失敗した人を嘲るコメントが溢れている。
また「相手を笑い者にする」というニュアンスがあります。
そのような相手を見下す笑いを「嘲笑」と言います。
貶す(けなす)は、
「人や物に悪口を言う」ことです。
人だけではなく、物に対しても使われます。
ex)評論家は彼の作品を貶した。
「嘲る」は日常会話ではほとんど使われません。
「貶す」の方が日常会話で使われる頻度は高いです。
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