6964. DISPARAGE :

✅ The correct answer is option C.
To scatter :throw in various random directions.

Discriminate :recognize a distinction, differentiate.

Waste : use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

Parable :a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Belittle :make (someone or something) seem unimportant.

Disparage :regard or represent as being of little worth.

Synonym of Disparage is Belittle.