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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for derogations
Noun
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Although several of its commissioners, including Ferguson, have been skeptical of big tech, their criticisms have focused on companies’ regulations of speech.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025 -
In June 2020, during the height of the Black Lives Matter movement, OSU running back Chuba Hubbard, threatened to sit out after Gundy was photographed wearing a T-shirt featuring with the logo for One America News (OAN), the far-right network then known for its criticisms of BLM.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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While condemnations are not uncommon, the city does not casually tear down properties, especially prominent ones.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
29 Sep. 2025
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Emirati leaders’ response, marked by swift condemnations and the prompt visit of a historically high-ranking delegation to Doha, indicate that Israel’s government seriously misjudged the situation.—
Monica Marks,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Soviet Union’s ambitious program of gender equality could never be separated from its abuses of power.—
Elaine Blair,
The New York Review of Books,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Derogations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/derogations. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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