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Denigrate vs. Vilify — What's the Difference?

Denigrate vs. Vilify — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Denigrate and Vilify

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Denigrate

To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame
"Speakers before the United States Chamber of Commerce rarely denigrate the businessman as an economic force" (John Kenneth Galbraith).

Vilify

Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner
He has been vilified in the press

Denigrate

To disparage; belittle
The movie critics denigrated the director's latest film.

Vilify

To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism.

Denigrate

(transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
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Vilify

(transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.

Denigrate

(transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
You have no right to denigrate people and things that you have no personal experience with.

Vilify

(transitive) To belittle through speech; to put down.

Denigrate

(rare) To blacken.

Vilify

To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace.
When themselves they vilifiedTo serve ungoverned appetite.

Denigrate

To blacken thoroughly; to make very black.

Vilify

To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to calumniate.
Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind.

Denigrate

Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame.
To denigrate the memory of Voltaire.

Vilify

To treat as vile; to despise.
I do vilify your censure.

Denigrate

Belittle;
Don't belittle his influence

Vilify

Spread negative information about;
The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews

Denigrate

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
The journalists have defamed me!
The article in the paper sullied my reputation

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