Analysis Complete

denigrate

/ denigrate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
belittle
"Don''t belittle his influence"
Type of:
disparage belittle pick at
Kinds of:
talk down
Derived:
disparagement depreciation derogation denigration belittling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
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"
Type of:
charge accuse
Kinds of:
assassinate libel badmouth malign traduce
Derived:
smear vilification malignment defamation calumny
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Semantic Complexity
54%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
16
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Related Words

disparage belittle pick at talk down charge accuse assassinate libel badmouth malign traduce