Definition of Denigration

1. Noun. A belittling comment.

Exact synonyms: Belittling
Generic synonyms: Depreciation, Derogation, Disparagement
Derivative terms: Denigrate

2. Noun. An abusive attack on a person's character or good name.
Exact synonyms: Aspersion, Calumny, Defamation, Slander
Generic synonyms: Attack
Derivative terms: Asperse, Calumniate, Calumnious, Defame, Denigrate, Slander, Slanderous

3. Noun. The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself).
Exact synonyms: Deprecation
Generic synonyms: Disparagement, Dispraise
Derivative terms: Denigrate, Deprecate, Deprecate

Definition of Denigration

1. n. The act of making black.

Definition of Denigration

1. Noun. The act of making black; a blackening or defamation ¹

2. Noun. An unfair criticism ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Denigration

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Denigration

denied
denier
deniers
denies
deniest
denieth
denigrate
denigrated
denigrates
denigrating
denigration
denigrations
denigrative
denigrator
denigrators
denigratory
denim
denimed
denimlike
denims
denimwear
denisovite
denitrate
denitrated
denitrates

Literary usage of Denigration

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1869)
"Denigration. It may be very stupid in me, but I cannot understand the pleasure which people take in blackening each other. In the first place, ..."

2. Select Cases on the Law of Torts: With Notes, and a Summary of Principles by John Henry Wigmore (1912)
"I should not care so much about this denigration if there were not always people ready to repeat to the person blackened all the dark and unpleasant things ..."

3. Disability and Social Change: A South African Agenda by Brian Watermeyer (2007)
"It was clear that some of the overt or subtle denigration was believed, or accepted, by some of the respondents. These service users spoke of how the ..."

4. House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d by United States Congress. House (1868)
"La France calls that denigration, and adds: "Nothing is more sad than this system of denigration in view of the checks on our policy. ..."

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