denigrations

noun

plural of denigration
as in defamations
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant the unfair denigration of the social sciences by some people in the natural sciences

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  1. criticisms
  2. condemnations
  3. disparagements
  4. abuses
Noun
  • Former Vice President Kamala Harris shares some of your criticisms, clearly.
    — NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The prolific musician, actor and philanthropist, who died on Tuesday at 80 years old, always had a tongue-in-cheek response to criticisms about her larger-than-life sense of style.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticisms
Noun
  • Piker, whose inflammatory comments about American Jews have drawn condemnations across the aisle, has been a frequent flyer on the campaign trail and appeared with Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed before the state’s primary elections.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of condemnations
Noun
  • These disparagements cut to the core of southern manhood.
    — Rob Wolfe, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026
Definition of disparagements
Noun
  • Another beauty founder has been embroiled in the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein’s decades-long abuses.
    — James Manso, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sharpeville’s fight forms part of a wider reckoning with apartheid-era abuses, as survivors say inadequate reparations and lasting trauma have left their community feeling forgotten in democratic South Africa.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of abuses
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“Denigrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denigrations. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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