Disparagement
Disparagement , noun
[Compare Old French desparagement.]
1.
Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [English]
And thought that match a foul disparagement.
2.
Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value; dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; -- commonly with to.
It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is not the sun.
Imitation is a disparagement and a degradation in a Christian minister.