denigration en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, denigrate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
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(countable, uncountable) An unfair criticism.
To nostalgic eyes they became absolutely and almost mercifully unrecognisable. Nor did they escape a full measure of denigration.
1952 January, Henry Maxwell, “Farewell to the "T14s"”, in Railway Magazine, page 57:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| denigrations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
disparagement · belittlement · self-denigration · denigrate
Translations (24)
mk кле́вета (blackening or defamation) · sh оцрњивање (blackening or defamation) · is mannorðsspjöll (blackening or defamation) · ca denigració (blackening or defamation) · bg почерня́не (blackening or defamation) · mk оцрну́вање (blackening or defamation) · sh дениграција (blackening or defamation) · ca difamació (unfair criticism) · ru диффама́ция (blackening or defamation) · sv smutskastning (blackening or defamation) · bg очерня́не (blackening or defamation) · mi whakatakētanga (unfair criticism) · ar تَسْوِيد (blackening or defamation) · ru клевета́ (blackening or defamation) · fi mustamaalaus (blackening or defamation) · de Verunglimpfung (blackening or defamation) · de Anschwärzung (unfair criticism) · fr dénigrement (blackening or defamation) · az qarayaxma (blackening or defamation) · es denigración (blackening or defamation) · ga aithisiú (unfair criticism) · ru очерне́ние (blackening or defamation) · ru хула́ (blackening or defamation) · is ófræging (blackening or defamation)