denigrate

🇬🇧 UK/'denigreit/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To criticize unfairly or speak badly of someone so as to damage their reputation; to belittle.

诋毁,贬低,污蔑

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
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nigrroot
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ateto make, having
=denigrate

Common Collocations

  • 1.denigrate reputation诋毁声誉
  • 2.denigrate achievement贬低成就

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    His critics denigrate his achievements without acknowledging his efforts.

  • 2.

    To denigrate someone based on appearance is both unfair and harmful.

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