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denigration
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As a noun, denigration means the act of making black.
Meanings of denigration
5 meaningsnoun
The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
An unfair criticism.
A belittling comment
Similar: belittlingAn abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Similar: aspersion, calumny, slander, defamationThe act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
Similar: deprecation
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
Synonyms by meaning
All synonyms for denigration →noun: a belittling comment
noun: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
noun: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
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