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noun
- 1. the action of unfairly criticizing someone or something: "I witnessed the denigration of anyone who failed to toe the line"
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DENIGRATION definition: 1. the action of saying that someone or something is not good or important: 2. the action of…. Learn more.
Denigration definition: an act or instance of speaking about someone or something in a belittling or damaging way; disparagement. See examples of DENIGRATION used in a sentence.
to attack the reputation of : defame; to deny the importance or validity of : belittle… See the full definition
When you badmouth someone or talk scornfully about them (especially when they don't deserve it), that's denigration. If you practice denigration, shame on you! It's one thing to criticize people fairly, but when it's done in an unfair or unnecessarily hateful way, it's not criticism — it's denigration.
DENIGRATION meaning: 1. the action of saying that someone or something is not good or important: 2. the action of…. Learn more.
DENIGRATE definition: 1. to say that someone or something is not good or important: 2. to say that someone or something…. Learn more.
noun. /ˌdenɪˈɡreɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable](formal) unfair criticism of somebody/something; the act of saying that somebody/something does not have any value or is not important. the denigration of people who are not like themselves. Want to learn more?
To denigrate is to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing. Your reputation as a math whiz might be hurt if your jealous classmate manages to denigrate you, even though the accusations are unfounded. The verb denigrate comes from the Latin word denigrare, which means “to blacken.”.
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.
noun. the act of belittling or disparaging the character of someone; defamation. The word denigration is derived from denigrate, shown below. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. denigrate in British English. (ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt ) verb. 1. (transitive) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame.
