self-denigrating









self-denigrating


verb (used with object), den·i·grat·ed, den·i·grat·ing.

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

verb

  1. (tr) to belittle or disparage the character of; defame
  2. a rare word for blacken

v.1520s, from Latin denigratus, past participle of denigrare “to blacken, defame,” from de- “completely” (see de-) + nigr-, stem of niger “black” (see Negro). of unknown origin. “Apparently disused in 18th c. and revived in 19th c.” [OED]. Related: Denigrated; denigrating.

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