denigration

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denigration

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

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By surface analysis, denigrate + -ion.

noun denigrations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of making black; a blackening or defamation.
  2. countable, uncountable An unfair criticism. To nostalgic eyes they became absolutely and almost mercifully unrecognisable. Nor did they escape a full measure of denigration.

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noun blackening or defamation

Españoldenigración
Françaisdénigrement
DeutschVerunglimpfung
Русскийочерне́ние očernénije, клевета́ klevetá, диффама́ция diffamácija, хула́ xulá
العربيةتَسْوِيد taswīd

noun unfair criticism

DeutschAnschwärzung

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@misc{denigration_2026,
  title = {denigration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/denigration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}