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'''Denigration''' is speaking ill of, defaming, [[malign]]ing, belittling, damaging or otherwise [[sully]]ing the [[character]] and good name of someone, or to downplay their contribution in some way. Examples include:
'''Denigration''' is speaking ill of, defaming, [[malign]]ing, belittling, damaging or otherwise [[sully]]ing the [[character]] and good name of someone, or to downplay their contribution in some way.
e.g. Some [[liberals|people]] insist that the [[Vikings]] discovered North [[America]] before [[Christopher Columbus]], thereby denigrating Columbus's role in [[history]].
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