denigration

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An unfair criticism.

Synonyms

slander
C2
calumny
aspersion
defamation
28k
slight
B2
deprecation
smear
C2
insult
B2
contempt
C1
slur
34k
berating
belittling
49k
disparagement
smears
42k
traducement
vilification
hatchet job

smear word

assassination
C1
belittlement
blackening
derogatory
36k
detraction
earful
33k
invective
misrepresentation
names
B1
obloquy
roast
C1
scolding
C2
Translations

dénigrement
calomnie
Verleumdung
diffamation

Anschwärzung

Verunglimpfung
denigración
diffamazione
Diffamierung

denigració

laster

δυσφήμηση

Ehrenkränkung

calunnia
denigrazione
Etymology

By surface analysis, denigrate + -ion.

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