| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. The act or an instance of belittling: belittlement, deprecation, depreciation, derogation, detraction, disparagement, minimization. See ATTACK, SHOW. 2. The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone: aspersion, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, detraction, scandal, slander, traducement, vilification. Law : libel. See ATTACK, CRIMES, LAW.
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