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denigrate 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/ˈdeniˌgrāt/,
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denigrated, past participle; denigrated, past tense; denigrating, present participle; denigrates, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Criticize unfairly; disparage
    • - there is a tendency to denigrate the poor
  1. minimize: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
  2. defame: 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"
  3. (denigrating) calumniatory: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  4. (denigration) a belittling comment
  5. (denigration) aspersion: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
  6. (denigration) deprecation: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
  7. To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame; To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage; To blacken
  8. (denigration) The act of making black; a blackening or defamation; An unfair criticism
  9. (denigration) spreading rumors about someone online; sending or posting harmful, untrue, or cruel gossip about a person that could damage his or her reputation or friendships.
  10. discredit, put down, belittle