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单词 denigrating
释义

denigrating

adjective

den·​i·​grat·​ing ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiŋ How to pronounce denigrating (audio)
: tending or serving to insult or belittle someone
a denigrating stereotype
Their comments are denigrating to women.
His nickname, Mack the Nice, captured the man, but some used the moniker in a denigrating way … Sidney Blumenthal
see also self-denigrating
denigratingly adverb
To the literati Mr. Michener is known, often denigratingly as a "best-seller writer"… Doris Grumbach

Word History

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined above

denigrating

verb

present participle of denigrate
as in dismissing
to express scornfully one's low opinion of theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • dismissing
  • minimizing
  • criticizing
  • diminishing
  • disparaging
  • belittling
  • derogating
  • discounting
  • decrying
  • denouncing
  • deprecating
  • condemning
  • depreciating
  • trashing
  • bad-mouthing
  • disliking
  • dissing
  • discrediting
  • trash-talking
  • scolding
  • running down
  • dumping on
  • talking down
  • crying down
  • maligning
  • writing off
  • playing down
  • vilifying
  • abusing
  • slandering
  • poor-mouthing
  • defaming
  • vilipending
  • kissing off
  • disgracing
  • censuring
  • putting down
  • traducing
  • ripping
  • discommending
  • slurring
  • reprobating
  • reprehending
  • aspersing
  • disapproving (of)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • praising
  • lauding
  • exalting
  • glorifying
  • applauding
  • endorsing
  • approving
  • magnifying
  • recommending
  • favoring
  • sanctioning
  • extolling
  • acclaiming
  • complimenting
  • commending
  • countenancing
  • indorsing
  • eulogizing
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