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denigrating definition

denigrating


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  2  senses  of  denigrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate 
  =>  talk  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  2  senses  of  denigrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate 
  =>  talk  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  libel 
  =>  badmouth,  malign,  traduce,  drag  through  the  mud 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  denigrate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  2  senses  of  denigrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate 
  =>  disparage,  belittle,  pick  at 
 
  Sense  2 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  denigrate  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  Sense  1 
  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate 
  =>  disparage,  belittle,  pick  at 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch 
  =>  charge,  accuse 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  The  verb  denigrate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate  --  (belittle;  "Don't  belittle  his  influence") 
  2.  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  denigrating 
 
  The  adj  denigrating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  calumniatory,  calumnious,  defamatory,  denigrative,  denigrating,  denigratory,  libellous,  libelous,  slanderous  --  ((used  of  statements)  harmful  and  often  untrue;  tending  to  discredit  or  malign) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  denigrating 
 
  1  sense  of  denigrating 
 
  Sense  1 
  calumniatory,  calumnious,  defamatory,  denigrative,  denigrating,  denigratory,  libellous,  libelous,  slanderous 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  harmful)  ->  harmless 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  denigrating 
 
  1  sense  of  denigrating 
 
  Sense  1 
  calumniatory,  calumnious,  defamatory,  denigrative,  denigrating,  denigratory,  libellous,  libelous,  slanderous 
  =>  harmful  (vs.  harmless) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  denigrating 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  denigrating 
 
  denigrating  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  denigrating 
  denigrating 
 
  Overview  of  verb  denigrate 
 
  The  verb  denigrate  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  minimize,  belittle,  denigrate,  derogate  --  (belittle;  "Don't  belittle  his  influence") 
  2.  defame,  slander,  smirch,  asperse,  denigrate,  calumniate,  smear,  sully,  besmirch  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  denigrating 
 
  The  adj  denigrating  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  calumniatory,  calumnious,  defamatory,  denigrative,  denigrating,  denigratory,  libellous,  libelous,  slanderous  --  ((used  of  statements)  harmful  and  often  untrue;  tending  to  discredit  or  malign) 



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