SINCE 1828
denigrating
adjective
den·i·grat·ing
| \ ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiŋ
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Definition of denigrating
: tending or serving to insult or belittle someone
a denigrating stereotype Their comments are denigrating to women. His nickname, Mack the Nice, captured the man, but some used the moniker in a denigrating way …— Sidney Blumenthal
— see also self-denigrating
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