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denigrated

  • past participle
    of denigrate.
    denigrate
    verb (used with object)
    to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame.
  • past tense form
    of denigrate.
    denigrate
    verb (used with object)
    to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame.

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Moseley says the exact opposite: "There is really high-quality work on masking, and it's startling and upsetting to see such work be denigrated."

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Caesar denigrated situation comedies as soap operas with laughs added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Kennedy, who has denigrated vaccines over the years, did not elaborate on the rationale for altering the recommendation for pregnant women in the 58-second video.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2025

By the mid-20th-century, however, leading behavioral theorists denigrated the idea of studying animal emotions since, even if they existed, they were scientifically unmeasurable and unverifiable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

I know my parents had their reasons to raise us without religion, but it still upsets me to hear my grandmother's peaceful beliefs denigrated.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi