Denigration — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a belittling comment

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɑːlɪtʃəsˈɔːɹəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɛnɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɛnɪɡɹˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /dˌɑːlɪtʃəsˈɔːɹəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

belittling slander aspersion calumny deprecation defamation

Word Forms

denigrate	verb	cause to seem less serious; play down
asperse	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
calumnious	adjective	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
calumniate	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
slanderous	adjective	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
slander	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
defame	verb	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
deprecate	verb	express strong disapproval of; deplore

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verunglimpfung

ein herabsetzender Kommentar

🇫🇷French

dénigrement

un commentaire dévalorisant

🇪🇸Spanish

denigrado

un comentario despectivo

🇮🇹Italian

denigrazione

un commento riduttivo

🇳🇱Dutch

denigreren

een kleinerende opmerking

🇵🇹Portuguese

difamação

um comentário depreciativo

🇷🇺Russian

клевета

уничижительный комментарий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बदनामी

एक तुच्छ टिप्पणी

🇧🇩Bengali

অপমান

একটি তুচ্ছ মন্তব্য

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்துதல்

ஒரு இழிவான கருத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

కించపరచడం

ఒక కించపరిచే వ్యాఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

बदनामी

एक तुच्छ टिप्पणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

બદનામ

એક ક્ષુલ્લક ટિપ્પણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಹೇಳನ

ಒಂದು ಅವಮಾನಕರ ಕಾಮೆಂಟ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപകീർത്തിപ്പെടുത്തൽ

നിന്ദ്യമായ ഒരു അഭിപ്രായം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਦਨਾਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟੀਆ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بدنامی

ایک گھٹیا تبصرہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诽谤

贬低的评论

🇯🇵Japanese

中傷

軽蔑的なコメント

🇰🇷Korean

검게

경멸적인 댓글

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chê bai

một bình luận coi thường

🇹🇭Thai

การดูหมิ่น

ความคิดเห็นที่ดูหมิ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

fitnah

komentar yang meremehkan

🇵🇭Filipino

paninira

isang maliit na komento

🇲🇾Malay

penghinaan

komen yang meremehkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تشويه السمعة

تعليق الاستخفاف

🇮🇷Persian

تحقیر

یک نظر تحقیر کننده

🇹🇷Turkish

aşağılama

aşağılayıcı bir yorum

🇮🇱Hebrew

השפלה

הערה מזלזלת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'denigration'?

The primary meaning of 'denigration' is 'a belittling comment'.

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Using 'denigration' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'denigration' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'denigration' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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