denigration

English Thesaurus

1. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disparagement, dispraise,
definition	:	the act of speaking contemptuously of (noun.act)

2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

hypernym	:	attack,
definition	:	strong criticism (noun.act)

3. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	depreciation, derogation, disparagement,
definition	:	a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication)

4. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act)

derivation	:	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend,
definition	:	belittle (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deprecate,
definition	:	express strong disapproval of; deplore (verb.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

5. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

6. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

7. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act)

derivation	:	deprecate, depreciate, vilipend,
definition	:	belittle (verb.communication)

derivation	:	deprecate,
definition	:	express strong disapproval of; deplore (verb.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

8. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully,
definition	:	charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous,
definition	:	(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all)

9. a belittling comment (noun.communication)

derivation	:	belittle, denigrate, derogate, minimize,
definition	:	cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)