貶する

(1) 間違ってか悪意がある意図を伴って請求する誰かの信用と評判を攻撃する(charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation")(charge falsely or with malicious intent)(attack the good name and reputation of someone)

⇒ジャーナリストは、私を中傷した！紙の記事が、私の顔に泥を塗った(attack the good name and reputation of someone)

(2) 公然とまたは正式に起訴し、非難しまたは汚名を着せる(to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock")(to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful)

⇒非摘出子が居たために、彼女は社会に非難された(to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful)

(3) あまり重要でないようにさせる見くびる(cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence")(cause to seem less serious)(play down)

⇒彼の影響を過小評価しないでください(play down)

(4) 権威、威厳、または評判を減らす(lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; "don't belittle your colleagues")(lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of)

⇒あなたの同僚を過小評価してはいけない(lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of)