denigration
denigration · denigrations
очернение, клевета, диффамация, хула
Verunglimpfung, Anschwärzung
The act of making blackThe act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
» There is no excuse for denigration.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
Verunglimpfung
очерне́ниеočernénije, клевета́klevetá, диффама́цияdiffamácija
(countable, uncountable)An unfair criticism.
Anschwärzung
More definitions
- a belittling comment
- the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Examples
3 sentencesThere is no excuse for denigration.
The denigration is inexcusable.
The denigration is unforgivable.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
blackening or defamation:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
blackening or defamation:
unfair criticism:
Origin
By surface analysis, denigrate + -ion.By surface analysis, denigrate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: denigrations| Singular | denigration |
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Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a belittling comment:belittling
- the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself):deprecation
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name:aspersioncalumnyslanderdefamation
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable