What is another word for besmirched ?

Past tense for to bring disrepute to, especially through aspersions

muddied the reputation of

dishonoured^UK

libelled^UK

libeled^US

lowered

scandalised^UK

scandalized^US

smirched

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

dishonored^US

dragged through the mire

dragged through the mud

reflected badly on

bad-mouthed

brought into disrepute

done a hatchet job on

blackened the name of

harmed the reputation of

given a bad name to

gave a bad name to

damaged the reputation of

blackened the reputation of

brought dishonour to

cut down to size

dragged down

put someone in their place

showed in a bad light

bastardized^US

bastardised^UK

bestialized

brutalized^US

demoralized^US

animalized

brutalised^UK

demoralised^UK

brought into disfavour

made someone eat crow

knocked bottom out of

caused to lose face

poked full of holes

slung mud

dragged someone's name through the mud

own

poor-mouthed

taken rug out from under

blew up

torn down

took rug out from under

ran down

blown up

tore down

taken down a peg or two

took down a peg or two

made someone feel ashamed

shot down

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“I regard the continued campaign by some in the media to denigrate and besmirch the reputation of the Navy as quite outrageous.”

Verb

Past tense for to find fault (with something)

criticised^UK

criticized^US

pummelled^UK

pummeled^US

passed strictures upon

belabored^US

belaboured^UK

given something a bad press

libeled^US

libelled^UK

ostracised^UK

ostracized^US

hauled over the coals

gave something a bad press

rapped over the knuckles

gave someone a roasting

given someone a roasting

sailed into

punished

pulled up

gave someone a rocket

given someone a rocket

railed

gave someone a dressing-down

given someone a dressing-down

gave someone a rollicking

given someone a rollicking

beat up on

put on the mat

put someone on the hot seat

put someone on the griddle

given someone a bad press

gave someone a bad press

chastened

given someone a bollocking

gave someone a bollocking

penalized^US

penalised^UK

sent someone away with a flea in their ear

abhorred

detested

beset

given someone a telling-off

gave someone a telling-off

stormed

given someone an earful

gave someone an earful

injured

set on

gave someone a mouthful

given someone a mouthful

minimized^US

minimised^UK

called over the coals

done a hatchet job on

put away

read out

gave someone a wigging

given someone a wigging

gave someone what for

given someone what for

gave someone a rating

jumped down one's throat

pinned someone's ears back

let fly at

given someone a rating

given something a battering

gave something a battering

given someone a caning

gave someone a caning

given someone some stick

gave someone some stick

regarded with disgust

cudgeled^US

cudgelled^UK

caviled^US

cavilled^UK

rapped someone the knuckles

beat the living daylights out of

burnt someone's ears

slapped someone on the wrist

rapped someone over the knuckles

burned someone's ears

kicked up a fuss about

held up to shame

harassed

tanned someone's hide

snapped someone's head off

terrorized^US

kicked up a stink about

dragged over the coals

terrorised^UK

gave a tongue-lashing

given a tongue-lashing

taken someone to task

took someone to task

bit someone's head off

bitten someone's head off

gave someone a telling off

given someone a dressing down

given someone a telling off

tore someone a new one

gave someone a dressing down

torn someone a new one

gave someone a hiding

given someone a hiding

taken a strap to

beatbeat the living daylights out of the living daylights out of

given someone a carpeting

took to the woodshed

gave someone a carpeting

taken to the woodshed

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Verb

blackened the character of

Past tense for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

libelled^UK

libeled^US

minimised^UK

minimized^US

blackened the name of

scandalised^UK

scandalized^US

slagged off

sullied the reputation of

dragged through the mud

done a hatchet job on

criticized^US

criticised^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

dragged through the mire

run a smear campaign against

blackened someone's name

ran a smear campaign against

dragged name through mud

dragged someone's name through the mud

run smear campaign

spoke of with disfavour

spoken of with disfavour

lain about

lay about

written false reports about

wrote false reports about

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Verb

Past tense for to mark or become marked with spots

Verb

Past tense for to scatter, or be scattered, in a messy way

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

put you off your stride

disheveled^US

dishevelled^UK

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Verb

Past tense for to mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality

branded