貶める

おとしめる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of
2. to cause to fall; to make decline

Kanji

• 貶 degrade; disparage; belittle. Read as おとしめる.

Example sentences

• 敵対企業を貶めたり、秘密情報を入手したりと、大企業に欠かせない存在であるため、ハイリスクながらハイリターンが望める仕事だ。
  Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
• 特定の企業を賞賛する書き込みや、逆にライバル企業を貶める書き込みが多い2ch。
  2ch, where there are many posts praising specific companies, or, conversely, denigrating their rivals.

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