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denigrate

/den-i-greyt/US // ˈdɛn ɪˌgreɪt //UK // (ˈdɛnɪˌɡreɪt) //

诋毁,贬低,诽谤,驳斥

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing.

    • : to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
    • : to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage: to denigrate someone's contributions to a project.
    • : Archaic. to make black; darken: rain clouds denigrating the sky.

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Examples

  • Still, in the web’s ghastly crawl spaces, a series of inflammatory subreddits and Facebook groups are cropping up to declare Laundrie the real victim in this weeks-long drama, and denigrating Petito herself as the abuser.

  • So instead of feeling denigrated or ostracized, they feel seen and valued as part of the academic community.

  • The reality, though, is that Carlson is espousing an obviously false line in an effort to both denigrate Democrats as desperate and to cast immigrants as a dangerous force aimed at toppling America as we know it.