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Thesaurus: denigrating

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

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  1. adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
  2. v cause to seem less serious; play down v charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone s (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign