(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame. / (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage. / (rare) To blacken.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denigrate

simple past tense and past participle of denigrate

The act of making black; a blackening or defamation. / An unfair criticism.

present participle of denigrate

plural of denigration

One who denigrates.

plural of denigrator

Synonym of denigratory