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• v  cause to seem less serious; play down
• v  charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• It is surprising to see people denigrate their own culture and idolize everything Western.
• The rally's main purpose was to denigrate the local politicians and business tycoons.
• The Western powers were trying to denigrate the king as he steadfastly refused to give in to their demands for more oil.

• minimize
• belittle
• derogate
• defame
• slander
• smirch
• asperse
• calumniate
• smear
• sully
• besmirch

News & Articles

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• Australian Army stands down military personnel over 'explicit' emails
  Top Australian military personnel have been implicated in a scandal over "explicit and repugnant" emails that denigrate women.
  June 13, 2013 - GlobalPost
• All US Officers Should Listen To The Australian Army Chief's Brutal Sexual Assault Video Message
  Male members of the Australian army also have a problem with sexual misbehavior, it seems. A report by Elizabeth Broderick in the Sydney Morning Herald outlines how male members of the Australian army are under investigation for producing and distributing " explicit emails and photos that demean and denigrate women."
  June 13, 2013 - Business Insider
• Australian Army stands down military personnel over 'explicit' emails
  Top Australian military personnel have been implicated in a scandal over "explicit and repugnant" emails that denigrate women.
  June 13, 2013 - GlobalPost

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in Bloomberg
  Obama said his former pastor expressed views that "denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike."
• Jesse Jackson in TIME
  The title using the 'N' word is morally offensive and socially distasteful. Nas has the right to degrade and denigrate in the name of free speech, but there is no honor in it,the Rev. Jesse Jackson said in a news release. "Radio and...
• Matthew Hayden in Reuters.uk
  I maintain my innocence, my intentions were never to denigrate cricket or anyone,Hayden said in a statement after the hearing. "But the umpire has made his decision......and in the spirit of cricket I respect and accept the decision."