denigrate

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2. (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
3. (rare) To blacken.

Adj

Blackened.

Synonyms

slander

defame

calumniate

disparage

belittle

vilify

insult

asperse

discredit

blacken

derogate

malign

diss

smear

badmouth

sully

disgrace

besmirch

backbite

smirch

libel

scorn

depreciate

affront

criticize

put down

decry

deprecate

slur

black

traduce

trivialize

bad-mouth

gossip

humiliate

blaspheme

speak ill of

minimize

mock

criticise

abuse

raduce

villainize

villainise

criticise character

bark

belabour

bespatter

black out

blast

Translations

denigrare

dénigrer

denigrar

verleumden

verunglimpfen

diffamare

diffamer

calunniare

calomnier

denegrir

iftira etmek

anschwärzen

denigreren

kleineren

discréditer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdɛn.ɪ.ɡɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Latin dēnigrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēnigrō (“to blacken”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from dē + nigrō (“to blacken”) (from niger (“black”)). Cognate with Middle English denigart(e) (“darkened, discolored”).