derogate
English Thesaurus
1. cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)
| hyponym | : | talk down, |
| definition | : | belittle through talk (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | denigration, deprecation, |
| definition | : | the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depreciation, derogation, disparagement, |
| definition | : | a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | belittling, denigration, |
| definition | : | a belittling comment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
| definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | derogative, derogatory, disparaging, |
| definition | : | expressive of low opinion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous, |
| definition | : | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | minimisation, minimization, |
| definition | : | the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | denigration, deprecation, |
| definition | : | the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depreciation, derogation, disparagement, |
| definition | : | a communication that belittles somebody or something (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | belittling, denigration, |
| definition | : | a belittling comment (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | lower limit, minimum, |
| definition | : | the smallest possible quantity (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | derogative, derogatory, disparaging, |
| definition | : | expressive of low opinion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous, |
| definition | : | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign (adj.all) |
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