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Denigration vs Disparaging - What's the difference?

denigration | disparaging |

As nouns the difference between denigration and disparaging

is that denigration is the act of making black; a blackening or defamation while disparaging is disparagement.

As an adjective disparaging is

insulting, ridiculing.

As a verb disparaging is

.

denigration

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of making black; a blackening or defamation
  • An unfair criticism

    • Related terms

    * denigrate

    See also

    * belittlement * disparagement

    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 .