Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective same as
denigrating .
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- adjective Tending to
denigrate .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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Examples
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The Irish carrier complained to the Advertising Standards Authority that the ad, which questioned its ability to fly people to their required destinations, were misleading as well as "denigratory".
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Inflammatory, denigratory statements are made in court which have nothing to do with the hard evidence, but are selectively seized on by the media.
Lobbyists can do good but they need to be on a register | letters 2011
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It also alleges that Blazer "discriminated against Capt Burrell and certain members of the Concacaf through his contemptuous and denigratory words since all the persons who were singled out were of a specific race".
Caribbean association heads call for Fifa to investigate Chuck Blazer 2011
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It also alleges that Blazer "discriminated against Capt Burrell and certain members of the Concacaf through his contemptuous and denigratory words since all the persons who were singled out were of a specific race".
Caribbean association heads call for Fifa to investigate Chuck Blazer 2011
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It is those “taunts,” name-calling and other denigratory talk that has caused our political system to devolve to the point that it has.
Waldo Jaquith - Bush-supporting Redskins are now “a blue state.” 2008
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On the various induction courses magistrates undergo, of which diversity training plays a major role, there is a constant stream of questioning, often denigratory, of everything the police stand for, their actions and their attitudes.
I haven’t had a dream in a long time « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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“On the various induction courses magistrates undergo, of which diversity training plays a major role, there is a constant stream of questioning, often denigratory, of everything the police stand for, their actions and their attitudes.”
I haven’t had a dream in a long time « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Essex Boy says - “On the various induction courses magistrates undergo, of which diversity training plays a major role, there is a constant stream of questioning, often denigratory, of everything the police stand for, their actions and their attitudes.”
I haven’t had a dream in a long time « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Because of her haughty deportment, she was given a denigratory name, “huldah,” meaning “weasel” (even the Aramaic translation of her name — karkushta — sounds ugly) (BT Megillah 14b).
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The conscious or unconscious repetition of myths, clichés and fantasies surrounding the stereotypes of the Jew, hostile, denigratory and debasing, are still frequently represented both in the high-minded world of literature and in popular culture.
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