About The Word Denigration
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Denigration
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What's The Definition Of Denigration?
[n] the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
[n] an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [n] a belittling comment Synonyms | Synonyms for Denigration: aspersion | belittling | calumny | defamation | deprecation | slander Related Terms | Find terms related to Denigration: See Also | attack | depreciation | derogation | disparagement | disparagement | dispraise Denigration In Webster's Dictionary \Den`i*gra"tion\, n. [L. denigratio.]
1. The act of making black. --Boyle.
2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation.
The vigorous denigration of science. --Morley.
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