denigrate

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

verb

1. charge falsely or with malicious intent;
attack the good name and reputation of someone
- The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation
• Syn:
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, calumniate,
smear, sully, besmirch
• Derivationally related forms:
smear (for: smear), calumny (for: calumniate), denigratory, denigration, aspersion (for: asperse), smirch (for: smirch), slander (for: slander), slanderer (for: slander), defamatory (for: defame), defamation (for: defame), defamer (for: defame)
• Hypernyms:
charge, accuse
• Hyponyms:
assassinate, libel, badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. cause to seem less serious;
play down
- Don't belittle his influence
• Syn:
minimize, belittle, derogate
• Derivationally related forms:
derogative (for: derogate), derogatory (for: derogate), derogation (for: derogate), denigrative, denigration, minimization (for: minimize), minimum (for: minimize)
• Hypernyms:
disparage, belittle, pick at
• Hyponyms:
talk down
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  defame, slander, smirch, asperse, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch, minimize, belittle, derogate