denigrate

denigrate [verb]: to defame; to sully the reputation of.

Example: The scene was deleted from the movie because the Censor Board felt it denigrated women.

Related words: denigration [noun], denigrative [adjective], denigrator [noun]

Synonyms: asperse, belittle, besmirch, calumniate, criticize, defame, denounce, disparage, impugn, libel, malign, mud-sling, revile, run down, slander, traduce, vilify

Antonyms: applaud, celebrate, commend, compliment, eulogize, exalt, extol, felicitate, glorify, hail, laud, praise, salute, worship

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Category: Vocabulary words

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