DEROGATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

derogations

noun

plural of derogation

as in defamations

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant those remarks were not intended as a derogation of popular music

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Noun

Green's win, a popular and feel-good moment for fans, is seen as a strategic move by WWE, potentially addressing criticisms aimed at Triple H regarding the promotion of new talent.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Trump’s Truth Social is launching a premium ‘Truth API’ that sells Wall Street traders split-second early access to his market-moving posts, stoking new criticisms of insider trading and self-enrichment in the Oval Office.

— Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticisms

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While the federal government has the power to initiate eminent domain actions – also called condemnations – most are done by state and local governments.

— Aaron Walayat, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The government’s unprecedented move this week sparked condemnations across the political and legal spectrum, sounding the alarm that Israel was becoming a country whose executive no longer felt bound by the rule of law.

— Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

Definition of condemnations

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To safeguard against these abuses of power, democracies like the UK and US have hearings, committees, and other measures to hold their intelligence bodies accountable, said Shetler-Jones.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Further abuses have been recorded everywhere from big cities like Los Angeles and Milwaukee to small towns in South Carolina and Illinois.

— Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 30 July 2026

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