denigration : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: denigration	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for denigration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
denigration n a belittling comment Synonym(s): denigration, belittling an abusive attack on a person's character or good name Synonym(s): aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself) Synonym(s): deprecation, denigration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Denigration \Den`igra"tion\, n. [L. denigratio.] 1. The act of making black. --Boyle. 2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation. The vigorous denigration* of science. --Morley.