denigration

Example Sentences

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He attempts to disguise this deficiency with endless boasting about himself and endless denigration of others.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

"Authorities always have a worry" about "exposing people to yet further denigration in the public mind", she told the BBC's Today programme.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

Mr. Woodard’s book is a brilliant contribution to this denigration effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

Denmark has been viewed as a country that facilitates insults and denigration of the cultures, religions and traditions of other countries, the government said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 25, 2023

But if I’d been letting my dreams get away from me and dreamed about Javi and me, who’s to say other people’s thoughts didn’t get away from them—but not with affection, with a denigration.

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely