Denigration and Insult

Denigration

Denigration noun - The act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant.

Insult and denigration are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Insult" instead a noun "Denigration".

Nearby Words: denigrate, denigrated, denigrating

Insult

Insult noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

Denigration and insult are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Denigration" instead a noun "Insult".

Nearby Words: insulting, insulted, insultingly
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