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Humiliate vs Denigrate - What's the difference?

humiliate | denigrate |

In transitive terms the difference between humiliate and denigrate

is that humiliate is to injure a person's dignity and self-respect while denigrate is to treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

humiliate

English

Verb

(humiliat)
  • To injure a person's dignity and self-respect.

    • Synonyms

    * debase * disgrace * humble * shame * See also

    Related terms

    * humble * humiliation * humility

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    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