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Adjective
Assailed with contemptuous language
Having been maligned or vilified
Having been unfairly treated
Verb
Past tense for to make untrue and slanderous comments about
Past tense for to belittle or express disapproval of
Past tense for to make spitefully critical comments
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Adjective
▲
Assailed with contemptuous language
abused
condemned
rejected
scorned
“The
maligned
politician faced relentless criticism and contemptuous language from his opponents.”
Adjective
▲
Having been maligned or vilified
injured
vilified
defamed
blackened
denigrated
impugned
insulted
tainted
tarnished
dishonored
US
dishonoured
UK
offended
aggrieved
upset
outraged
hurt
affronted
slighted
humiliated
disrespected
disgraced
shamed
mocked
cursed
ridiculed
libeled
US
libelled
UK
reviled
slandered
Adjective
▲
Having been unfairly treated
aggrieved
wronged
mistreated
injured
maltreated
harmed
victimised
UK
victimized
US
offended
persecuted
abused
oppressed
ill-treated
ill-used
neglected
wounded
tormented
tyrannized
US
suppressed
harassed
battered
knocked about
badly treated
tyrannised
UK
hard done by
hurt
misused
downtrodden
subjugated
crushed
exploited
browbeaten
repressed
burdened
subdued
disadvantaged
enslaved
underprivileged
subservient
helpless
beleaguered
prostrate
plagued
underfoot
beset
ground down
have-not
under one's thumb
weighed down
under the thumb
at one's mercy
at one's feet
a slave to
bullied
powerless
underdog
overcome
under someone's heel
physically abused
in one's power
in one's pocket
in one's clutches
led by the nose
at beck and call
subject
abject
troubled
overloaded
distressed
destitute
slave
fraught
henpecked
worried
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make untrue and slanderous comments about
slandered
vilified
defamed
traduced
smeared
denigrated
disparaged
calumniated
libelled
UK
libeled
US
slurred
aspersed
discredited
sullied
besmirched
stained
blackened
tainted
tarnished
stigmatised
UK
stigmatized
US
scandalised
UK
scandalized
US
befouled
derogated
reviled
slighted
misrepresented
vilipended
badmouthed
backbit
backbitten
burlesqued
caricatured
villainized
bad-mouthed
spoke ill of
spoken ill of
dragged through the mire
dragged through the mud
ran down
run down
cast aspersions on
gave a black eye
given a black eye
flung mud at
slung mud at
spoke evil of
spoken evil of
spread scandal about
gave a bad name
given a bad name
tore down
torn down
told lies about
did a hatchet job on
done a hatchet job on
threw mud at
thrown mud at
wrote false reports about
written false reports about
spread tales about
marked wrong
dragged name through mud
dragged someone's name through the mud
ran a smear campaign against
run a smear campaign against
blackened someone's name
accused falsely
cast aspersion
spread lies about
detracted
knocked
rubbished
cast a slur on
decried
dishonoured
UK
dishonored
US
insulted
slammed
panned
blasphemed
roasted
blistered
scorched
hit
belied
vituperated
cast slur on
belittled
smirched
blotted
disgraced
injured
attacked
defiled
damaged
accused
assailed
muckraked
deprecated
lampooned
depreciated
sneered
strumpeted
plastered
offended
abused
slagged off
gossiped
spited
gossipped
backstabbed
slung mud
run smear campaign
blackened the name of
blackened the character of
hat
hitten
ran smear campaign
done a number on
did a number on
lain about
lay about
more ❯
“He did not set out to falsely
malign
anyone or advance some hidden political agenda.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to belittle or express disapproval of
disparaged
denigrated
deprecated
belittled
knocked
vilified
criticised
UK
criticized
US
decried
slammed
trashed
panned
depreciated
diminished
slurred
abused
discredited
rubbished
scorned
reviled
dissed
derided
roasted
bashed
vituperated
flamed
insulted
ridiculed
marginalised
UK
marginalized
US
mocked
bad-mouthed
ran down
run down
put down
trash-talked
slagged off
talked down
detracted from
pooh-poohed
hit out at
had a go at
tore into
torn into
spoke ill of
spoken ill of
spoke badly of
spoken badly of
tore down
torn down
took a swipe at
taken a swipe at
cast aspersions on
aspersed
attacked
censured
slated
lambasted
derogated
defamed
slandered
pummelled
UK
besmirched
condemned
blasted
calumniated
hammered
smeared
cut up
traduced
denounced
libeled
US
libelled
UK
excoriated
savaged
pulled apart
pilloried
disgraced
inveighed against
dishonoured
UK
reproached
pulled to pieces
castigated
laid into
assailed
dragged through the mud
injured
railed against
dishonored
US
degraded
hurt
ripped
skewered
vilipended
bagged
poured scorn on
blackened
dumped on
pummeled
US
found fault with
crucified
sullied
stigmatized
US
impugned
berated
reprobated
stigmatised
UK
slighted
scathed
lowered
picked holes in
reprehended
minimized
US
stained
slashed
debased
rated
discounted
objurgated
cast a slur on
spread scandal about
smirched
besmeared
blistered
damaged
dismissed
shamed
disrespected
fulminated against
brought into disrepute
jumped on
blotted
cut down
tarnished
chastised
laced into
minimised
UK
slung mud at
dragged through the mire
soiled
scandalized
US
arraigned
defiled
sledged
cried down
tainted
scandalised
UK
vituperated against
reprimanded
brought discredit to
did a hatchet job on
done a hatchet job on
played down
brought shame upon
cut to the quick
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
belabored
US
rapped
scorched
muckraked
spotted
mauled
nitpicked about
blotched
belaboured
UK
breathed on
reflected badly on
undervalued
potshotted
befouled
underrated
brought shame on
reproved
kissed off
slagged
carped at
cavilled at
flung mud at
ripped up and down
rebuked
reduced
offended
dispraised
oppressed
dressed down
upbraided
persecuted
found fault
spread lies about
disapproved of
tarred and feathered
blamed
scoffed at
faulted
cut down to size
run smear campaign
gave a black eye
given a black eye
maltreated
mistreated
demeaned
blackened the name of
underestimated
scolded
detracted
trivialized
US
chid
chided
wound
wounded
gave a bad name
given a bad name
harmed
sneered at
done a number on
did a number on
curst
cursed
flayed
contemned
downgraded
lashed
denunciated
hit
slanged
wronged
aggrieved
trespassed
animadverted on
bawled out
poor-mouthed
trivialised
UK
ill-treated
humiliated
shot down
come down on
read the riot act
thrown brickbats at
threw brickbats at
taunted
offended against
picked to pieces
gave a bad press to
given a bad press to
bagged on
devalued
carpeted
caned
blemished
harangued
wrote off
written off
anathematized
minified
misprized
embarrassed
gave some stick to
given some stick to
undermined
poisoned
chewed out
called names
took to pieces
taken to pieces
sullied the reputation of
picked at
made light of
done down
did down
held cheap
treated lightly
upset
gave flak to
given flak to
ran smear campaign
nagged at
imposed upon
outraged
teased
taken down
took down
abased
humbled
railed
misrepresented
zinged
deplored
execrated
scoffed
cheapened
deflated
prejudiced
disdained
nitpicked
judged
fustigated
miscalled
slang
hit where one lives
downplayed
clobbered
understated
slugged
zapped
treated disrespectfully
skinned alive
cut dead
skinned
hurt somebody's feelings
sailed into
put in a bad light
thrown mud at
threw mud at
threw shade
thrown shade
did an injustice to
done an injustice to
blackened the reputation of
came down on
took to task
taken to task
beat up on
conducted a smear campaign against
showed up
hauled over the coals
ripped up
got at
did wrong to
done wrong to
found lacking
blackened the character of
nitpicked over
passed strictures upon
passed judgment
did the dirty on
taken down a peg
took down a peg
laughed off
put away
put hooks in
cut to bits
done the dirty on
laughed at
spoken evil of
spoke evil of
nit-picked
affronted
annoyed
provoked
aggravated
torn to shreds
tore to shreds
given someone hell
gave someone hell
tore a strip off
torn a strip off
did injury to
done a disservice to
did a disservice to
done injury to
gone for the jugular
went for the jugular
gave someone a roasting
given someone a roasting
taken advantage of
took advantage of
torn to pieces
tore to pieces
tore off a strip
torn off a strip
mortified
snubbed
slapped
branded
admonished
bollocked
insinuated
refuted
chastened
rollicked
proscribed
demonized
US
disobliged
irritated
dug
jinxed
fouled
demonised
UK
animadverted
nagged
complained
accused
destroyed
rejected
growled
riled
badmouthed
demoted
exposed
girt
jeered
girded
discommended
objected
disfavored
disfavoured
cheated
compromised
hitten
hat
argued with
scourged
disesteemed
spurned
discountenanced
disagreed with
distressed
carped
hosed
pitched into
caused offence to
prosecuted
declaimed
ruined
blackguarded
piled in
reamed out
remonstrated with
told off
lashed out at
harshed
squashed
sneered
tongue-lashed
poormouthed
ill-used
impeached
ostracized
US
ostracised
UK
indicted
lampooned
started on
started in
squelched
gossiped about
inveighed
fluffed
slogged
trimmed
lit into
marked down
sniped at
stepped on one's toes
cussed out
shouted at
called down
tied into
disregarded
ripped into
ranted at
yelled at
ragged on
rapped over the knuckles
snapped someone's head off
jumped on one's case
complained about
gotten at
declaimed against
slung mud
lashed out
brought into disfavour
given a rocket
gave a rocket
given someone a bad press
gave someone a bad press
objected to
protested against
hurled insults at
had a pop at
called out
looked down on
jumped down one's throat
shot full of holes
animadverted upon
sinned against
injured one's reputation
charged with
dragged someone's name through the mud
blackened someone's name
knocked off high horse
dragged through mud
lashed into
sold short
bad mouthed
damaged one's good name
jumped down someone's throat
criticized unfairly
caused harm to
criticizes severely
sank
sunken
sunk
given offence to
gave offence to
assaulted verbally
backbitten
rid
backbit
rode
ridden
gave someone a dressing-down
given someone a dressing-down
took on
taken on
blown off
swore at
blew off
sworn at
took swipe at
taken swipe at
barked at
given something a bad press
gave something a bad press
torn apart
tore apart
got angry with
gotten angry with
gave comeuppance
given comeuppance
given bad press
gave bad press
given the business
gave the business
taken apart
took apart
gave black eye
given black eye
shown in a bad light
showed in a bad light
bit someone's head off
bitten someone's head off
spoke of with disfavour
spoken of with disfavour
took a dig at
taken a dig at
done wrong by
did wrong by
gave someone a rollicking
given someone a bollocking
given someone a rollicking
gave someone a bollocking
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“There are some uncharitable souls who would doubt my motives and
malign
my efforts.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to make spitefully critical comments
complained
griped
grope
gripen
groused
grumbled
moaned
whined
whinged
grizzled
grouched
nagged
yammered
bleated
carped
criticised
UK
criticized
US
fussed
grumped
squawked
squealed
wailed
beefed
bellyached
caterwauled
hollered
rubbished
slandered
sniped
whimpered
badmouthed
crabbed
croaked
growled
inveighed
murmured
muttered
repined
screamed
trashed
yowled
knocked
maundered
bad-mouthed
pulled to pieces
slagged off
spoke ill of
spoken ill of
took apart
taken apart
found fault with
cast aspersions on
moaned and groaned
ran down
run down
did a hatchet job on
done a hatchet job on
kvetched
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