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noun

Denigration n.

The act of making black.

Fig.: A blackening; defamation. "The vigorous denigration of science."

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Etymology of 'Denigration'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Denigration" Quotes from Famous Books

... fact that men of genius have often been prone to violent ebullitions of temper. He recalls the sad case of MILTON, who, while he was dictating his Areopagitica, threw an ink-horn at his daughter, "to the complete denigration of her habiliments," as he himself described it. Yet MILTON was a man of high character and replete with moral uplift. I remember that my old master, Professor Cawker of Aberdeen, once told me that as a child he was liable ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, June 13, 1917 • Various

... "to deny that it has a marked character of grandeur about it;" and he uses some very strong language because I show no sign of veneration for his idol. I confess I do not care to occupy myself with the denigration of a man who, on the whole, deserves to be spoken of with respect. Therefore, I shall enter into no statement of the reasons which lead me unhesitatingly to accept Mr. Congreve's challenge, and ...

— Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews • Thomas Henry Huxley