as in defamation
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant
the unfair denigration of the social sciences by some people in the natural sciences
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Recent Examples of denigration
Trump is, of course, a man whose rise to power has been fueled by his denigration of people for being animal-like.
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Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The human costs of this are the increasing rates of illnesses and the financial costs of health care, lost productivity, and the compounding problems of further environmental denigration.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2026
The human costs of this are the increasing rates of illnesses and the financial costs of health care, lost productivity, and the compounding problems of further environmental denigration.
—Suwanna Gauntlett Upjohn, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denigration
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The Center to Protect Journalists noted that criminal defamation under Haiti’s penal code has rarely been used.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Or when Babcock traveled to California and successfully defended Cuban after his 2007 comments on a Bay Area radio show induced a defamation suit from former Mavericks coach Don Nelson.—
Brad Townsend,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Howell also drew criticism for agreeing to a confidentiality agreement with the NFL to conceal the ruling of a collusion grievance the union had filed against the league.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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Some of the men laughed at the comment, which sparked criticism online, especially since many of them are close with players on the women's hockey team.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Feb. 2026
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Shane referenced last year’s Aspen Place condemnation housing disaster in Gardner that left nearly 700 people homeless within 48 hours.—
Lynne Hermansen,
Kansas City Star,
27 Feb. 2026
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The City Council voted Wednesday to pay the money to settle a 2025 condemnation lawsuit to acquire land near the old Dallas Morning News campus from a company owned by developer Ray Washburne.—
Everton Bailey Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Aumann’s complaint alleges fraud, tortious interference and business disparagement and other alleged misdeeds.—
Paul Flahive,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Jan. 2026
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The disparagement made Knausgaard drop writing for a good ten years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Jan. 2026
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After surveillance abuses in the 1960s — when federal agencies monitored Americans based on associations and viewpoints — public outrage forced new guardrails into law.—
Bob Shaw,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
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Over centuries, the fascination with relics has of course led to abuses, with thefts, forgeries and now online sales all part of their history.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bill would prevent companies with more than 50 single-family homes for rent from taking deductions for housing value depreciation and mortgage interest payments.—
Emily Wilkins,
CNBC,
24 Feb. 2026
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In work terms, humility isn’t self depreciation.—
Adam Dietz,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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The aftermath of the battle Even at the time, the Emu War attracted ridicule.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
25 Feb. 2026
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Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama in early February visited Zambia wearing a fugu garment, prompting ridicule from some social media users.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2026
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The big one is to maintain the 2030–2035 car CO2 targets in the upcoming regulatory review, and to disallow any derogation for hybrids after 2035.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Denigration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigration. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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