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denigration
den·i·grate D0131700 (dĕn′ĭ-grāt′)tr.v. den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing, den·i·grates 1. To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame: "Speakers before the United States Chamber of Commerce rarely denigrate the businessman as an economic force" (John Kenneth Galbraith).2. To disparage; belittle: The movie critics denigrated the director's latest film. See Synonyms at disparage.
[Latin dēnigrāre, dēnigrāt-, to blacken, defame : dē-, de- + niger, nigr-, black; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]
den′i·gra′tion n.den′i·gra′tor n.denigrationliterally, blackening; commonly, the sullying or defaming of a person, organization, or institution. — denigrator, n.See also: Blackening and BlacknessThesaurus| Noun | 1. | denigration - a belittling commentbelittlingderogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something | | 2. | denigration - an abusive attack on a person's character or good nameaspersion, calumny, defamation, slanderattack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" | | 3. | denigration - the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)deprecationdispraise, disparagement - the act of speaking contemptuously of |
denigration disparagementnoun defamation, belittling, vilification, besmirching, obloquy, aspersion, detraction the denigration of minorities in this countrydenigrationnoun1. The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone:aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, detraction, scandal, slander, traducement, vilification.Law: libel.2. The act or an instance of belittling:belittlement, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disparagement, minimization.Translationsdenigrate (ˈdenigreit) verb to attack the reputation etc of. I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement. 毀譽 毁誉ˌdeniˈgration noun 毀譽 毁誉denigration
Synonyms for denigrationverb disparagementSynonyms- disparagement
- defamation
- belittling
- vilification
- besmirching
- obloquy
- aspersion
- detraction
Synonyms for denigrationnoun the expression of injurious, malicious statements about someoneSynonyms- aspersion
- calumniation
- calumny
- character assassination
- defamation
- detraction
- scandal
- slander
- traducement
- vilification
- libel
noun the act or an instance of belittlingSynonyms- belittlement
- deprecation
- depreciation
- derogation
- detraction
- disparagement
- minimization
Synonyms for denigrationnoun a belittling commentSynonymsRelated Words- derogation
- disparagement
- depreciation
noun an abusive attack on a person's character or good nameSynonyms- aspersion
- calumny
- defamation
- slander
Related Wordsnoun the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)SynonymsRelated Words |