nondisparagement

noun

Not disparaging (a competitor, former employer, etc. as part of an agreement).

“a nondisparagement clause/agreement”

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Meanings

nounnondisparagement (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelawNot disparaging (a competitor, former employer, etc. as part of an agreement).

    a nondisparagement clause/agreement

    2 more examples

    Mr. [Nicholas] Negroponte said eliminating the comparisons was required as part of a nondisparagement clause in the partnership agreement the two companies had signed.

    2008 January 5, John Markoff, “Intel Quits Effort to Get Computers to Children”, in New York Times

    Faced with his belief of such astounding potential for catastrophe, [Daniel] Kokotajlo observed within his exit documents what [Kelsey] Piper would detail in her story: If he didn’t sign a nondisparagement agreement, committing to never speaking negatively about the company, he would forfeit his vested equity.

    2025, Karen Hao, Empire of AI, New York City: Penguin Press, →ISBN

Origin

From non- + disparagement.

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nondisparagement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondisparagement

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nondisparagement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nondisparagement.

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