Definition of denigrate in English:

denigrate

verb ˈdɛnɪɡreɪtˈdɛnəˌɡreɪt

[with object]

Criticize unfairly; disparage.
毁誉，贬损
doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country
贬损自己国家专事宣扬悲观无望者。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rather than denigrating insurers, it would be instructive for Nation readers to hear from an actuary or underwriter.
- When it was published I found that my methods were denigrated by critics who were not sympathetic to my findings.
- On Wednesday, an anonymous source sent a bundle of articles to the camp denigrating the peace advocates.
- But denigrating weblogs because they're introspective is like declaring the bicycle pointless because we have oil tankers.
- The new parliament [building] has been unfairly denigrated.
- I think it treats readers like idiots, insults their intelligence and denigrates the whole point of delivering news in the first place.
- Rational people judge the message without denigrating the messenger.
- Members of the travelling community have been accused of denigrating the appearance of a local historical monument.
- They insult their opponents, they denigrate their arguments and they offer few facts.
- It's just that we as critics have tended to stand apart and denigrate the content.
- Any discussion of the concept will be used to criticise and denigrate it.
- Time is also looking over the critic's shoulder when he or she denigrates the language of such writers.
- Recent ‘throw-away’ comments by the institute denigrating A-level standards have angered teachers.
- He would have us celebrate a political process close to home while denigrating the same process when it occurs a little further away.
- These critics claim he denigrates the ‘real’ moral values of Sri Lankan rural life.
- Their obvious unfettered delight in denigrating these two prominent citizens made me feel sick.
- I wouldn't for a moment wish to decry or denigrate the very real achievements made by disabled people.
- ‘I'm only human,’ he whines, thereby denigrating the rest of his otherwise noble species.
- But tables like this do not take account of the fact that some of our children are getting double what they have been predicted to achieve, and it upsets me because this denigrates their achievement.
- While no one believes it, few would be willing to admit it for, among other reasons, fear of denigrating the service of reserve personnel.
Synonyms
disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, cast aspersions on, decry, criticize unfairly, attack, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, defame, slander, libel, calumniate, besmirch, run down, abuse, insult, slight, revile, malign, vilify
North American slur
informal bad-mouth, slate, do a hatchet job on, pull to pieces, pull apart, sling mud at, throw mud at, drag through the mud
British informal rubbish, slag off, have a go at
rare asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate

Derivatives

denigrator

noun ˈdɛnɪɡreɪtəˈdɛnəˌɡreɪdər

A person who criticizes someone or something unfairly.
denigrators of the Church
Example sentencesExamples
- In fact, fair use of the book's content will provide many illuminating facts and vignettes about U.S. agricultural history, but will not prove a source of ammunition for either its celebrators or denigrators.
- Right now, I'm a supporter of all and a denigrator of none.
- Don't listen to the denigrators - the health service can be wonderful.

denigratory

adjectiveˌdɛnɪˈɡreɪt(ə)riˈdɛnəɡrəˌtɔri

He carried on telling us that he could not think of a word in his language which would translate ‘racism’ in the way we use it in our language, although, clearly, there were ways of referring to other people or nations in a denigratory way.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is not denigratory to that country - it is a spoof of dull headlines.
- Yet backwardness might not be tantamount to barbarism, or even ‘backward’ in any denigratory way.
- I had to explain that as a mentor of young adult fiction, I see a lot of genre fiction that fits the genre okay but isn't worth developing further, which is more denigratory than I like to be in an introductory session.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'blacken, make dark'): from Latin denigrat- 'blackened', from the verb denigrare, from de- 'away, completely' + nigrare (from niger 'black').

To denigrate someone is to blacken their reputation. The original meaning of the word, in the late Middle Ages, was ‘to make black or dark in colour’; the modern sense developed in the early 16th century. The root of the word is Latin niger ‘black’.

Definition of denigrate in US English:

denigrate

verbˈdenəˌɡrātˈdɛnəˌɡreɪt

[with object]

Criticize unfairly; disparage.
毁誉，贬损
there is a tendency to denigrate the poor
Example sentencesExamples
- He would have us celebrate a political process close to home while denigrating the same process when it occurs a little further away.
- While no one believes it, few would be willing to admit it for, among other reasons, fear of denigrating the service of reserve personnel.
- On Wednesday, an anonymous source sent a bundle of articles to the camp denigrating the peace advocates.
- Any discussion of the concept will be used to criticise and denigrate it.
- The new parliament [building] has been unfairly denigrated.
- They insult their opponents, they denigrate their arguments and they offer few facts.
- Rational people judge the message without denigrating the messenger.
- Members of the travelling community have been accused of denigrating the appearance of a local historical monument.
- I think it treats readers like idiots, insults their intelligence and denigrates the whole point of delivering news in the first place.
- When it was published I found that my methods were denigrated by critics who were not sympathetic to my findings.
- These critics claim he denigrates the ‘real’ moral values of Sri Lankan rural life.
- Recent ‘throw-away’ comments by the institute denigrating A-level standards have angered teachers.
- Their obvious unfettered delight in denigrating these two prominent citizens made me feel sick.
- But tables like this do not take account of the fact that some of our children are getting double what they have been predicted to achieve, and it upsets me because this denigrates their achievement.
- Time is also looking over the critic's shoulder when he or she denigrates the language of such writers.
- It's just that we as critics have tended to stand apart and denigrate the content.
- ‘I'm only human,’ he whines, thereby denigrating the rest of his otherwise noble species.
- I wouldn't for a moment wish to decry or denigrate the very real achievements made by disabled people.
- But denigrating weblogs because they're introspective is like declaring the bicycle pointless because we have oil tankers.
- Rather than denigrating insurers, it would be instructive for Nation readers to hear from an actuary or underwriter.
Synonyms
disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, cast aspersions on, decry, criticize unfairly, attack, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, defame, slander, libel, calumniate, besmirch, run down, abuse, insult, slight, revile, malign, vilify

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’).

单词	denigrate
释义	Definition of denigrate in English: denigrate verb ˈdɛnɪɡreɪtˈdɛnəˌɡreɪt [with object] Criticize unfairly; disparage. 毁誉，贬损 doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country 贬损自己国家专事宣扬悲观无望者。 Example sentencesExamples Rather than denigrating insurers, it would be instructive for Nation readers to hear from an actuary or underwriter. When it was published I found that my methods were denigrated by critics who were not sympathetic to my findings. On Wednesday, an anonymous source sent a bundle of articles to the camp denigrating the peace advocates. But denigrating weblogs because they're introspective is like declaring the bicycle pointless because we have oil tankers. The new parliament [building] has been unfairly denigrated. I think it treats readers like idiots, insults their intelligence and denigrates the whole point of delivering news in the first place. Rational people judge the message without denigrating the messenger. Members of the travelling community have been accused of denigrating the appearance of a local historical monument. They insult their opponents, they denigrate their arguments and they offer few facts. It's just that we as critics have tended to stand apart and denigrate the content. Any discussion of the concept will be used to criticise and denigrate it. Time is also looking over the critic's shoulder when he or she denigrates the language of such writers. Recent ‘throw-away’ comments by the institute denigrating A-level standards have angered teachers. He would have us celebrate a political process close to home while denigrating the same process when it occurs a little further away. These critics claim he denigrates the ‘real’ moral values of Sri Lankan rural life. Their obvious unfettered delight in denigrating these two prominent citizens made me feel sick. I wouldn't for a moment wish to decry or denigrate the very real achievements made by disabled people. ‘I'm only human,’ he whines, thereby denigrating the rest of his otherwise noble species. But tables like this do not take account of the fact that some of our children are getting double what they have been predicted to achieve, and it upsets me because this denigrates their achievement. While no one believes it, few would be willing to admit it for, among other reasons, fear of denigrating the service of reserve personnel. Synonyms disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, cast aspersions on, decry, criticize unfairly, attack, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, defame, slander, libel, calumniate, besmirch, run down, abuse, insult, slight, revile, malign, vilify North American slur informal bad-mouth, slate, do a hatchet job on, pull to pieces, pull apart, sling mud at, throw mud at, drag through the mud British informal rubbish, slag off, have a go at rare asperse, derogate, vilipend, vituperate Derivatives denigrator noun ˈdɛnɪɡreɪtəˈdɛnəˌɡreɪdər A person who criticizes someone or something unfairly. denigrators of the Church Example sentencesExamples In fact, fair use of the book's content will provide many illuminating facts and vignettes about U.S. agricultural history, but will not prove a source of ammunition for either its celebrators or denigrators. Right now, I'm a supporter of all and a denigrator of none. Don't listen to the denigrators - the health service can be wonderful. denigratory adjectiveˌdɛnɪˈɡreɪt(ə)riˈdɛnəɡrəˌtɔri He carried on telling us that he could not think of a word in his language which would translate ‘racism’ in the way we use it in our language, although, clearly, there were ways of referring to other people or nations in a denigratory way. Example sentencesExamples It is not denigratory to that country - it is a spoof of dull headlines. Yet backwardness might not be tantamount to barbarism, or even ‘backward’ in any denigratory way. I had to explain that as a mentor of young adult fiction, I see a lot of genre fiction that fits the genre okay but isn't worth developing further, which is more denigratory than I like to be in an introductory session. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'blacken, make dark'): from Latin denigrat- 'blackened', from the verb denigrare, from de- 'away, completely' + nigrare (from niger 'black'). To denigrate someone is to blacken their reputation. The original meaning of the word, in the late Middle Ages, was ‘to make black or dark in colour’; the modern sense developed in the early 16th century. The root of the word is Latin niger ‘black’. Definition of denigrate in US English: denigrate verbˈdenəˌɡrātˈdɛnəˌɡreɪt [with object] Criticize unfairly; disparage. 毁誉，贬损 there is a tendency to denigrate the poor Example sentencesExamples He would have us celebrate a political process close to home while denigrating the same process when it occurs a little further away. While no one believes it, few would be willing to admit it for, among other reasons, fear of denigrating the service of reserve personnel. On Wednesday, an anonymous source sent a bundle of articles to the camp denigrating the peace advocates. Any discussion of the concept will be used to criticise and denigrate it. The new parliament [building] has been unfairly denigrated. They insult their opponents, they denigrate their arguments and they offer few facts. Rational people judge the message without denigrating the messenger. Members of the travelling community have been accused of denigrating the appearance of a local historical monument. I think it treats readers like idiots, insults their intelligence and denigrates the whole point of delivering news in the first place. When it was published I found that my methods were denigrated by critics who were not sympathetic to my findings. These critics claim he denigrates the ‘real’ moral values of Sri Lankan rural life. Recent ‘throw-away’ comments by the institute denigrating A-level standards have angered teachers. Their obvious unfettered delight in denigrating these two prominent citizens made me feel sick. But tables like this do not take account of the fact that some of our children are getting double what they have been predicted to achieve, and it upsets me because this denigrates their achievement. Time is also looking over the critic's shoulder when he or she denigrates the language of such writers. It's just that we as critics have tended to stand apart and denigrate the content. ‘I'm only human,’ he whines, thereby denigrating the rest of his otherwise noble species. I wouldn't for a moment wish to decry or denigrate the very real achievements made by disabled people. But denigrating weblogs because they're introspective is like declaring the bicycle pointless because we have oil tankers. Rather than denigrating insurers, it would be instructive for Nation readers to hear from an actuary or underwriter. Synonyms disparage, belittle, diminish, deprecate, cast aspersions on, decry, criticize unfairly, attack, speak ill of, speak badly of, blacken the character of, blacken the name of, give someone a bad name, sully the reputation of, spread lies about, defame, slander, libel, calumniate, besmirch, run down, abuse, insult, slight, revile, malign, vilify Origin Late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’).
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