DENIGRATORY Synonyms

• a belittling comment

• the act of belittling

• tending to diminish or disparage

• marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws

• at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction

• characterized by careful evaluation and judgment

• being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency

• of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism

• urgently needed; absolutely necessary

• forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis

• (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

• designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions

• causing awareness of your shortcomings

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• expressive of low opinion

• causing hurt

• harmful to living things

• harmful to living things

• expressing extreme contempt

• having the nature of or resulting from malice

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

• the action of attacking an enemy

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

• expressing disapproval

• showing or representing unfavorably

• tending to (or intended to) detract or disparage

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

• (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign