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Noun

The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

Adjective

Tending to, or intended to, disparage or belittle

Verb

Present participle for to attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of

Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

Present participle for to perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling with, or immersing in, water

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Noun

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The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

libeling^US

libelling^UK

character assassination

defamation of character

rumor^US

rumour^UK

misrepresentation of character

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

backhanded compliment

blot on the escutcheon

offense^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

stories^US

offence^UK

storeys^UK

rap over the knuckles

damning portrayal

harsh depiction

disparaging representation

intimate intelligence

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“I will only say this now, that the letter says his aspersing of the clergy and churchmen at Taunton is most false and scandalous.”

Adjective

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Tending to, or intended to, disparage or belittle

unfavorable^US

dishonoring^US

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

libeling^US

criticizing^US

politically incorrect

libelling^UK

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

criticising^UK

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

beneath one's dignity

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Verb

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Present participle for to attack or criticize the reputation or integrity of

libelling^UK

libeling^US

blackening

detracting

casting aspersions on

criticizing^US

doing a hatchet job on

roasting

belittling

criticising^UK

dragging through the mud

dishonoring^US

pummelling^UK

dragging through the mire

minimizing^US

bringing discredit to

spreading scandal about

bringing into disrepute

throwing brickbats at

minimising^UK

blackening the name of

scorning

flaming

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

giving a bad press to

sullying the reputation of

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

running a smear campaign against

throwing shade

chewing out

reading the riot act

blackening the reputation of

dragging someone's name through the mud

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

treating disrespectfully

blackening someone's name

telling off

coming down on

ostracizing^US

ostracising^UK

skinning

writing false reports about

sailing into

spreading tales about

finding fault

shooting down

look down one's nose at

giving someone hell

passing strictures upon

hauling over the coals

picking to pieces

cutting to the quick

marking wrong

giving someone a roasting

taking down

dragging name through mud

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

giving comeuppance

putting away

knocking off high horse

giving something a bad press

injuring one's reputation

damaging one's good name

shooting full of holes

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

giving someone a bollocking

picking apart

looking askance

rapping over the knuckles

remonstrating with

getting after

giving someone a rollicking

hurting somebody's feelings

cutting dead

stepping on one's toes

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone a bad press

ragging

giving something a battering

judging

finding lacking

nitpicking over

raking over the coals

letting someone have it

jeering at

going for the jugular

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

griping about

hosing

pinning your ears back

satirizing^US

calling over the coals

zinging

putting someone on the griddle

giving a talking-to

flouting

putting someone on the hot seat

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

satirising^UK

jumping down one's throat

holding up to ridicule

reviewing unfavorably

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping down someone's throat

holding up to shame

taking a dig at

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

holding someone to blame

giving someone a wigging

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

giving someone what for

blowing up at

giving someone a row

laying out

giving someone an earful

dragging over the coals

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

leaning on

giving someone a caning

slapping down

rapping someone the knuckles

regarding with disgust

turning up one's nose

taking the piss out of

making fun of

heaping scorn on

treating with contempt

vanquishing

confusing

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

making ashamed

settling someone's hash

casting down

bringing low

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

giving your opinion of

writing a critique of

commenting on

reading through

correcting

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“I asked him what he meant by coming here to asperse my character.”

Verb

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Present participle for to criticize or find fault with

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

giving someone a bollocking

lacing to

letting someone have it

hauling over the coals

giving someone a caning

raking over the coals

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

going on at

taking to task

taking to the woodshed

bringing to book

giving someone a mouthful

rapping over the knuckles

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone hell

putting on the mat

tearing off a strip

giving someone a rating

giving someone what for

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

having someone on the carpet

keeping after

slapping someone's wrist

giving the business

biting someone's head off

jumping down someone's throat

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Verb

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Present participle for to perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling with, or immersing in, water

baptising^UK

baptizing^US

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