Abuse
Denigrate
Denigrate verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years
Abuse and denigrate are semantically related in disparage topic. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a verb "Denigrate".
Nearby Words: denigration, denigrating
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| status | abuse status | denigrate status |
Both words in one sentence
- Ar tonelico has an evil company of mercenaries that actively abuse and denigrate their magic-wielding partners.
Source: Bullying A Dragon / Video Games -
Insufferable Genius: Worse, two of them; identical twin engineers Tolga and Fatin repeatedly abuse, insult and denigrate Crane for his "lower intelligence", in between arguing with each other over the pettiest things.
Source: Video Game / Dying Light
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