denigrate

About 0.33 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2. verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

   You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.

3. verb To blacken.
4. adjective Blackened.

Similar words

calumniate defame belittle slander derogate minimize sully besmirch smirch smear

Often followed by

the their and it them or his women him a

Word family

denigrated denigrates denigrating denigration denigrations denigrative denigrator denigrators denigratory