Denigration

[,deni'greiʃən]

Definition

(noun.) a belittling comment.

Typist: Robbie--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The act of making black.

(n.) Fig.: A blackening; defamation.

Typist: Phil

Definition

n. a making or becoming black—esp. the blackening of a man's character.—v.t. Den′igrate (obs.).

Typist: Wanda