denigration
(noun)
noun
1. a belittling comment
Similar word(s): belittling
Definition categories: communication, depreciation, derogation, disparagement
2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Similar word(s): aspersion, calumny, defamation, slander
Definition categories: act, attack
3. the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
Similar word(s): deprecation
Definition categories: act, disparagement, dispraise