DEROGATIONS Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

derogations

noun

plural of derogation

as in defamations

the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant those remarks were not intended as a derogation of popular music

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Noun

And despite countless new criticisms emerging every day, there is belief from people such as Eto’o, that the leader can somehow stay on.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Lesley Vogel, Hayden Panettiere’s mom, is slamming both Gayle King and Megyn Kelly for their recent criticisms in the wake of her daughter’s death.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of criticisms

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The executions, announced Sunday, triggered condemnations by rights groups in the North African country that is divided between rival administrations, each backed by a set of militias and foreign governments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Whether Tlaib is motivated by animus toward Moskowitz and Wasserman Schultz for their censure votes and condemnations of her rhetoric, or by support for their progressive opponents Larkin and Manley — or a combination — is unknown.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of condemnations

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This story was reported by The Washington Post and ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.

— Molly Hensley-Clancy, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026
His corruption and abuses of power have been let loose at a scale that was previously only imagined.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026

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