denigration vs disparagement

denigration and disparagement both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
denigration	Yes	No	No	No
disparagement	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, disparagement is a hypernym of denigration; that is, disparagement is a word with a broader meaning than denigration:

Other hypernyms of denigration include dispraise.

As nouns, disparagement is a hypernym of denigration; that is, disparagement is a word with a broader meaning than denigration:

Other hypernyms of denigration include depreciation, derogation.

denigration (noun)	disparagement (noun)
the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)	the act of speaking contemptuously of
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name	a communication that belittles somebody or something
a belittling comment