denigrating
Definition
- Adjective:
- Harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign: Describes statements, remarks, or actions that are damaging to someone's reputation, frequently by spreading false or unfair criticism.
Usage
- The adjective "denigrating" is used to characterize language or behavior that unjustly attacks or belittles a person, group, or thing. It implies an intent to harm reputation.
- It is often used before a noun (e.g., ) or after linking verbs like or .
Examples
- Adjective:
- The article was filled with denigrating remarks about the candidate's character.
- She refused to engage in denigrating gossip about her colleagues.
- His tone was dismissive and denigrating during the debate.
Advanced Usage
- "to be denigrating of/ toward someone/something": To show a consistently critical and damaging attitude.
- The critic's reviews are often denigrating of local artists.
- Used in formal or academic contexts to discuss rhetoric, propaganda, or unfair criticism.
Variants and Related Words
- Denigrate (verb): To criticize unfairly; to defame or belittle.
- He tends to denigrate the achievements of others.
- Denigration (noun): The action of unfairly criticizing someone or something.
- The constant denigration of their work was demoralizing.
Synonyms
- Defamatory: Damaging the good reputation of someone.
- Disparaging: Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth.
- Slanderous: (Of a spoken statement) false and damaging to a person's reputation.
- Maligning: Speaking about someone in a spitefully critical manner.
Antonyms
- Complimentary: Expressing praise or admiration.
- Flattering: Full of praise and compliments.
- Laudatory: Expressing praise and commendation.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- Cast aspersions on: To criticize or doubt the honesty or integrity of someone.
- He cast aspersions on her motives without any evidence.
- Run down: To criticize someone or something unfairly and repeatedly.
- He's always running down his former employer.
Adjective
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(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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