[responsivevoice] denigrate [/responsivevoice] [ den-i-greyt ]
The word of the day is ‘denigrate.’
The word is a verb, i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.
Yes, the past form of the word is denigrated.
It means:
1. Belittle
2. Malign
3. Criticize unfairly
4. Disparage
1. Hindi – Badanaam karana
2. Spanish -Denigrar
3. French – Dénigrer
4. Mandarin – Ig huǐ
1. Her story denigrates him as a person and as a teacher.
2. No one is trying to denigrate the importance of a good education
3. Bullies often denigrate others to hide their own feelings of worthlessness.
4. I would never succeed in the corporate world because I could never denigrate others in order to move ahead in business.
5. The editor wrote her latest column to denigrate the actor who criticized her literary skills
Some synonyms of today’s word are:
besmirch, defame, disparage, impugn, slander, vilify, asperse, blacken, blister, calumniate, decry, knock, libel, revile, roast, scandalize, traduce, bad mouth, give black eye, mud sling, put down, rip up, run-down, tear down, disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, decry, criticize unfairly, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, abuse, insult, malign, vilify, slur, slate, slag off, asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate etc.
approve, commend, compliment, flatter, praise, laud, boost, cherish, extol
Quotation:
There is hope for humanity, but in order for us to get there, we really have to interrogate not just what it takes to change laws, but what it takes to change the culture that supports laws that uplift humanity and also supports laws that serve to denigrate it
Lucy Larcom
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