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n. words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

n. the act of defaming

smear, smirch, defame, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, sully, besmirch, charge falsely

v. 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"

gossip, scuttlebutt

n. a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip"

accusation, accusal, indictment

n. a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt

aspersion, slur

n. a disparaging remark; "in the 19th century any reference to female sexuality was considered a vile aspersion"; "it is difficult for a woman to understand a man's sensitivity to any slur on his virility"

scandal, dirt, malicious gossip

n. disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

imprecation, malediction

n. the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"

rail, railing

n. a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports

libel

n. a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

soil, grime, dirty, begrime, colly, bemire, make filthy, make dirty, make soiled

v. make soiled, filthy, or dirty; "don't soil your clothes when you play outside!"

belittle, find fault with, disparage, pick at

v. express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

discredit, disgrace, damage the reputation of

v. damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

tarnish, defile, maculate, sully

v. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

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