Denigrate (den-i-greyt) (Verb):
1) To make black; blacken
Rain clouds denigrated the skies last Sunday, here in Bangalore.
2) To speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame; belittle; disparage; malign, besmirch, traduce
Her boss denigrated her contributions to the project in front of her colleagues.
Discomfit (dis-kuhm-fit) (Verb):
1) To confuse and deject; disconcert; discompose
The speaker was discomfited by the questions of the reporters at the public meeting.
2) To defeat utterly; rout
Almost all the fighters who faced Muhammad Ali at the tournament were discomfited by the legend.
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