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Denigrate vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

denigrate | disparaging |

As verbs the difference between denigrate and disparaging

is that denigrate is to criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame while disparaging is .

As an adjective disparaging is

insulting, ridiculing.

As a noun disparaging is

disparagement.

denigrate

English

Verb

(denigrat)
  • To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  • To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
  • (rare) To blacken.

    • Derived terms

    * denigration * denigratory

    disparaging

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Insulting, ridiculing.
    • The candidate made disparaging remarks about his opponent, but they only made him seem small for insulting a worthy adversary.

    Synonyms

    * degrading

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • disparagement
  • * Thomas Hardy
    • I am tracked by phantoms having weird detective ways Men with a wintry sneer, and women with tart disparagings .