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The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.
Gene Robinson

Meaning of "denigration" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DENIGRATION

denigration  [ˌdɛnɪˈɡreɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DENIGRATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Denigration is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DENIGRATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of denigration in the English dictionary

The definition of denigration in the dictionary is defamation.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DENIGRATION


adulteration
əˌdʌltəˈreɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commiseration
kəˌmɪzəˈreɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
deceleration
ˌdiːsɛləˈreɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
deregistration
diːˌrɛdʒɪˈstreɪʃ ən
desecration
ˌdɛsɪˈkreɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
discolouration
dɪsˌkʌləˈreɪʃ ən
disintegration
dɪsˌɪntɪˈɡreɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exaggeration
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DENIGRATION

deni
deniability
deniable
deniably
denial
denialist
denied
denier
denies
denigrate
denigrative
denigrator
denigratory
denim
denim jacket
denimed
denims
Denis
denisation
denitrate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DENIGRATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of denigration in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DENIGRATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «denigration» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of denigration

Translation of «denigration» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DENIGRATION

Find out the translation of denigration to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of denigration from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «denigration» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诋毁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

denigración
570 millions of speakers

English

denigration
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बदनामी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

очернение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

difamação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কলঙ্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dénigrement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penafian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verunglimpfung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

中傷
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

검게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Denigration
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chê bai người nào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இழிவுபடுத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विघटन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötüleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

denigrazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oczernianie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

очорнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

denigrare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυσφήμηση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

swartsmeerdery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nedsättande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nedvurdering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of denigration

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DENIGRATION»

The term «denigration» is regularly used and occupies the 73.956 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DENIGRATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about denigration

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2 QUOTES WITH «DENIGRATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word denigration.
1
Betty Friedan
Men are not the enemy, but the fellow victims. The real enemy is women's denigration of themselves.
2
Gene Robinson
The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DENIGRATION»

Discover the use of denigration in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to denigration and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Downcast Eyes: The Denigration of Vision in ...
Martin Jay turns to this discourse surrounding vision and explores its often contradictory implications in the work of such influential figures as Jean-Paul Sartre, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, Louis Althusser, Guy ...
Martin Jay, 1993
2
Mother, Madonna, Whore: The Idealization and Denigration of ...
Welldon explores why the quality of their bodies is fundamental to women's psychology; how this may lead to self-mutilation; and how such perverse behavior may also be aimed at objects which women see as their own creations, specifically, ...
Estela V. Welldon, 1992
3
Nietzsche & the Jews: Exaltation & Denigration
Forceful, lively, and original, the book incorporates a wealth of evidence that opens Nietzsche's life and works to more careful study and reflection.
Siegfried Mandel, 1998
4
Competition Laws Outside the United States
The most common forms of unfair competition as of today are denigration, imitation, disorganization, and parasitism. (a) Denigration Denigration consists in casting discredit on a competitor153 by spreading spiteful information about the ...
H. Stephen Harris, 2001
5
Thanking and Politeness in Japanese: Balancing Acts in ...
'Denial', the second-pair part responding to the first-pair part 'thanking', is accompanied in some cases by 'self-denigration'. 'Self-denigration', a comment which denigrates the speaker's action, such as taishita kotomo dekimasende 'I couldn't ...
Jun Ohashi, 2013
6
Techniques of Satire: The Case of Saltykov-Ščedrin
as violation of social norms due to intoxication 72-73 as self-denigration 53-54, 58, 88, 107, 131-2 comic denigration, see denigration comic devices see comic language see denigration see exaggeration see incongruity comic language see  ...
Emil Draitser, 1994
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The International Handbook of Parental Alienation Syndrome: ...
In the moderate group, out of 17 children, 7 were angry with the alienated parent. Denigration of Alienated Parent In Table 4.4, chi-square = 20.86 (df = 2 p < .05). Fewer children in the mild group exhibited behaviors TABLE 4.4. Mild PAS vs.
Richard A. Gardner, S. Richard Sauber, Demosthenes Lorandos, 2006
8
Semantic Mechanisms of Humor
Joke (271) combines the denigration of the same phenomenon with an allusion to a specific situation (see Section 7). Denigration of national patriotism is a step from the denigration of an idea to the denigration of the entire society and its life.
V. Raskin, 1985
9
Festival of Freedom: Essays on Pesah and the Haggadah
Seders. of. Denigration. and. Praise. Rav and Shemuel In describing the sequence of actions taken by the leader of the Seder, the Mishnah states: He begins with denigration and ends with praise, and expounds [the verses] from "A wandering ...
Joseph Dov Soloveitchik, Joel B. Wolowelsky, Reuven Ziegler, 2006
10
Race, Colour and the Processes of Racialization: New ...
The colour of denigration and idealization The emotional counterpart to the cognitive mechanisms that facilitate the manufacture and maintenance of difference are those of denigration and idealization. These work in exactly the same way ...
Farhad Dalal, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DENIGRATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term denigration is used in the context of the following news items.
1
NFL, Dolphins still have nothing to say about Ballers
Mr. Goodell & NFL, if you don't want the public and media to hyperfocus on the violence outside the game, the denigration of women, the ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
2
A war against opium
Quite soon, there was a visible denigration of the Chinese society under the drug's influence. Around the 1830s, with military forces too falling ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
The Quiet Racism of Instagram Filters
... as the prototype, M's "new" image is a direct reflection of this exaltation of the white body, and the consequent denigration of the black body. «Racked, Jul 15»
4
Ultra-Orthodox Israeli minister slams Reform Judaism
"The denigration of Jewish religious observance and practice by any Israeli government representative is inappropriate," ADL National Director ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
5
9 Foreign Policy Highlights of Hillary Clinton's Secret Emails
The bottom line is that the Obama administration's denigration of the U.K. is seen as the summation of the Bush era. Speaking of Britain. Cherie ... «Daily Signal, Jul 15»
6
Accountant stoush 'much ado about nothing'
Yesterday CPA Australia's legal counsel, Alan Galbraith QC told the court NZICA engaged in "professional denigration" that was "quite ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
Bull Dog hits hard again on Mark Okraku and others
I hope in referring to me as a Puppet it was not in denigration, if not then in that same spirit I also point out to you as the "biggest puppet". «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
8
Hateful nonsense and the bashing of Chinese Filipinos
This is evident in the social media comments and reactions to Manong Frankie's columns and to the denigration of Tiffany Uy, the UP student ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
9
Most Greeks want to stay in European Union
... psychologists Stematos and Katarina (aged 70 and 56 respectively) who voted No because they wanted an end to the “denigration of dignity” ... «DAWN.com, Jul 15»
10
Greece referendum: Greeks don't want to leave Europe, but Europe …
... (aged 70 and 56 respectively) who voted No because they wanted an end to the “denigration of dignity” which poverty had brought to Greece ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Denigration [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/denigration>. Apr 2024 ».
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