kêm xistin — meaning in English

English meaning

• denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
• despise verb To feel strong contempt or scorn for someone or something.
• humiliate verb To make someone feel ashamed or foolish, often publicly.
• slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.

Senses

kêm xistin is used for these senses in English:

• denigrate (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
• despise To regard with contempt or scorn.
• humiliate (transitive) To cause to be ashamed; to injure the dignity and self-respect of.
• slur To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice.

denigrate — full definition

1. verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2. verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

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