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denigrate

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den·i·grate  (dn-grt)
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.
2. To disparage; belittle: The critics have denigrated our efforts.

[Latin dnigrre, dnigrt-, to blacken, defame : d-, de- + niger, nigr-, black; see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots.]

deni·gration n.
deni·grator n.

denigrate [ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt]
vb
1. (tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
2. a rare word for blacken
[from Latin dēnigrāre to make very black, defame, from nigrāre to blacken, from niger black]
denigration  n
denigrator  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.denigrate - cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
disparage, belittle, pick at - express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
talk down - belittle through talk
2.denigrate - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

denigrate
verb disparage, run down, slag (off) (slang), knock (informal), rubbish (informal), blacken, malign, belittle, decry, revile, vilify, slander, defame, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), besmirch, impugn, calumniate, asperse She habitually denigrated her husband to other people.
approve, honour, praise, admire, acclaim, compliment, laud, extol, big up (slang, chiefly Caribbean), eulogize, take your hat off to
Translations
denigrate [ˈdenɪgreɪt] VTdenigrar

denigrate [ˈdɛnɪgreɪt] vt [+ person] → dénigrer

denigrate

denigrate [ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt] vtdenigrare
denigrate [ˈdɛnɪˌgreɪt] vtdenigrare

denigrate
v denigrate [ˈdenigreit]
to attack the reputation etc of I'm not trying to denigrate her achievement. swartsmeer, beskinder يُشَوِّهُ السُّمْعَه омаловажавам očernit, pomluvit rakke ned på; sværte til anschwärzen αμαυρώνω, κηλιδώνω denigrar, difanar mustama لکه دار کردن؛ بدنام کردن mustamaalata dénigrer לְהַשמִיץ बदनाम करना ocrnjivati,opadati rágalmaz meremehkan, mencemarkan sverta mannorð (e-s) denigrare (評判など)を傷つける 중상하다 menkinti, juodinti nomelnot merendahkan kleineren rakke ned på, sverte a denigra чернить očierniť očrniti nipodaštavati tala nedsättande om, racka ner på, förtala ใส่ร้ายป้ายสี kötülemek, iftira etmek 毀譽 чорнити, зводити наклеп بدنام کرنا gièm pha
n deniˈgration
swartsmeerdery, denigrering تَشْويه السُّمْعَه очерням očernění, pomluvení nedrakning; tilsværtning die Verachtung αμαύρωση, κηλίδωση denigración mustamine روسیاهی؛ آبروریزی mustamaalaus dénigrement הַשמָצָה निन्दा ocrnjivanje, opadanje rágalmazás pencemaran mannorðsspjöll denigrazione (中傷 명예 훼손 menkinimas, juodinimas nomelnošana celaan kleinering sverting, nedrakking denigrare опорочение očierňovanie očrnitev nipodaštavanje nedsättande tal, förtal การใส่ร้ายป้ายสี kötüleme, iftira 毀譽 наклеп رسوائی sự gièm pha


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