Disparage
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Both words in one sentence
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Granted, she does occasionally like to tease him, but Pit's main motivation is his service to "Lady Palutena" and her ideals of light and goodness - even when others disparage him for acting like little more than an errand boy (though he's in fact captain of her guard).
Source: Lady and Knight
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Tease and Disparage. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/disparage/tease
Disparage & Tease. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/disparage/tease>.
Tease or Disparage. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/disparage/tease.
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