denigrate

English Thesaurus

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	accuse, charge,
definition	:	blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	assassinate,
definition	:	destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	libel,
definition	:	print slanderous statements against (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce,
definition	:	speak unfavorably about (verb.communication)

2. cause to seem less serious; play down (verb.communication)

hypernym	:	belittle, disparage, pick at,
definition	:	express a negative opinion of (verb.communication)

hyponym	:	talk down,
definition	:	belittle through talk (verb.communication)

3. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain,
definition	:	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander,
definition	:	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, slur,
definition	:	a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	slander,
definition	:	words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

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)

4. cause to seem less serious; play down (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)

5. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone (verb.communication)

derivation	:	blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain,
definition	:	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander,
definition	:	an abusive attack on a person's character or good name (noun.act)

derivation	:	aspersion, slur,
definition	:	a disparaging remark (noun.communication)

derivation	:	calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, obloquy, traducement,
definition	:	a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions (noun.communication)

derivation	:	malignment, smear, vilification,
definition	:	slanderous defamation (noun.communication)

derivation	:	slander,
definition	:	words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another (noun.communication)

derivation	:	backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifier,
definition	:	one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel (noun.person)

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)

6. cause to seem less serious; play down (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)