denigrative

ˈdɛnɪɡrətɪv

Definition

Definition of denigrative - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

belittling

Rare

tending to belittle or disparage

Rare

His denigrative comments hurt her deeply.

derogatory

disparaging

false statements

Rare

harmful and often untrue, tending to discredit

Rare

The article was full of denigrative remarks about the politician.

defamatory

slanderous

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Origin of denigrative

Latin, de- (down) + nigrare (to blacken)

Examples of denigrative in a sentence

Her denigrative attitude alienated her friends.
Her denigrative comments hurt his reputation.
The review was denigrative and unfair.

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French:rabaissant, dénigrant, ...
German:herabwürdigend, verleumderisch, ...
Italian:denigratorio, ...
Spanish:despectivo, difamatorio, ...
Portuguese:denigrante, difamatório, ...
Chinese:贬低的, 诋毁性的, ...
Japanese:中傷的な, 誹謗的な, ...
Arabic:مُهين, تشويهي, ...
Hebrew:מְבַזֶּה, מַשְׁמִיץ, ...
Russian:пренебрежительный, клеветнический, ...
Ukrainian:принизливий, дискредитуючий, ...
Hindi:अपमानजनक, हानिकारक, ...
Bengali:অবমাননাকর, অপমানজনক, ...
Catalan:denigrant, difamatori, ...
Czech:zlehčující, pomlouvačný, ...
Danish:nedgørende, bagvaskende, ...
Dutch:denigrerend, lasterlijk, ...
Greek:υποτιμητικός, δυσφημιστικός, ...
Hungarian:lekicsinylő, rágalmazó, ...
Khmer:បង្អាប់បន្ទាប, បង្ខូចកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះ, ...
Korean:폄하하는, 비방적인, ...
Persian:تحقیرآمیز, تخریبی, ...
Polish:poniżający, oszczerczy, ...
Portuguese (BR):denigrante, difamatório, ...
Romanian:disprețuitor, calomnios, ...
Swedish:nedsättande, förklenande, ...
Thai:ที่ดูถูก, ทำให้เสียหาย, ...
Turkish:aşağılayıcı, karalayıcı, ...
Vietnamese:mang tính miệt thị, bôi nhọ, ...

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