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To make hurtful and untrue comments about
To charge
To express disapproval of
Verb
▲
To make hurtful and untrue comments about
slanders
libels
smears
maligns
traduces
vilifies
discredits
calumniates
denigrates
disparages
besmirches
blackens
stigmatises
UK
stigmatizes
US
asperses
bad-mouths
disgraces
knocks
rubbishes
decries
detracts
dishonours
UK
insults
tarnishes
casts aspersions on
runs down
slurs
derogates
speaks evil of
speaks ill of
vilipends
vituperates
belies
blackens the character of
blackens the name of
blisters
deprecates
dishonors
US
lies about
offends
pans
roasts
scandalises
UK
scandalizes
US
scorches
slams
throws mud at
villainizes
flings mud at
gives a bad name
slags off
slings mud at
tells lies about
drags through the mire
drags through the mud
runs a smear campaign against
casts a slur on
casts slur on
does a hatchet job on
puts zingers on
does a number on
belittles
sullies
degrades
disses
stains
taints
debases
smirches
lowers
shames
reviles
attacks
censures
blots
slights
brings into disrepute
criticizes
US
diminishes
puts down
defiles
gives a black eye
derides
abuses
depreciates
criticises
UK
injures
besmears
slates
minimizes
US
brings shame on
discounts
brings discredit to
dumps on
reproaches
demeans
reflects badly on
trashes
tears down
minimises
UK
reduces
trash-talks
damages
dismisses
assails
disrespects
humiliates
detracts from
soils
cries down
hold cheap
brings shame upon
muckrakes
cheapens
impugns
takes down
condemns
spots
has a go at
pours scorn on
rips
plays down
writes off
downgrades
spreads scandal about
befouls
pulls apart
humbles
abases
undervalues
bashes
takes to pieces
spoils
underrates
hits out at
denounces
embarrasses
talks down
blotches
breathes on
trivializes
US
backbites
ridicules
tars and feathers
badmouths
rips up and down
kisses off
pillories
runs smear campaign
tears into
trivialises
UK
pooh-poohs
chastens
scorns
underestimates
devalues
misrepresents
mocks
misprizes
berates
gives a bad name to
lambastes
makes light of
skewers
pummels
US
sneers at
bags
inveighs against
does down
puts in a bad light
brings shame to
downplays
shows in a bad light
contemns
lays into
minifies
spreads lies about
undermines
deflates
blackens the reputation of
raps
dispraises
scoffs at
backstabs
treats lightly
rails against
pulls to pieces
fulminates against
hammers
cuts to the quick
monsters
drags down
picks holes in
brings dishonour to
speaks badly of
takes down a peg
fouls
jumps on
sinks
blemishes
lessens
sullies the reputation of
mortifies
snubs
curses
throws brickbats at
blasts
poisons
compromises
marginalizes
US
marginalises
UK
flames
blackens someone's name
shoots down
brings down
laughs at
drags someone's name through the mud
makes lose face
hurts
blasphemes
labels
conducts a smear campaign against
taunts
burlesques
caricatures
exposes
disesteems
prejudices
corrupts
disdains
disfavors
US
disfavours
UK
debauches
sneers
understates
brands
zings
excoriates
ruins
devaluates
desecrates
hits
disregards
sells short
shows up
miscalls
slings mud
slangs
writes false reports about
spreads tales about
marks wrong
cuts down
casts down
drags name through mud
reflects negatively
laughs off
takes away from
calls names
rips up
cuts down to size
damages the reputation of
muddies the reputation of
casts in a bad light
harms the reputation of
lampoons
accuses
gossips about
slags
spites
gossips
lies
demotes
blights
destroys
blackguards
faults
discountenances
spurns
bemeans
talks trash
prostitutes
insinuates
casts a slur upon
attaints
owns
brings low
clamors against
blames
castigates
makes fun of
puts hooks in
finds fault with
strumpets
plasters
drags through mud
lowers the status of
loses face
affronts
gives black eye
criticizes unfairly
annoys
cuts up
looks down on
provokes
skins alive
outrages
lambasts
weakens
aggravates
wounds
decreases
scathes
savages
rebukes
causes to lose face
looks down one's nose at
writes down
knocks off
hits where one lives
puts someone in their place
makes someone eat crow
takes down a peg or two
upsets
withdraws
execrates
scolds
belabors
US
potshots
nags
deplores
upbraids
slaps
carps at
anathematizes
cavils at
reprehends
reprobates
casts aspersion
accuses falsely
teases
persecutes
oppresses
reproves
disapproves of
animadverts
soft-pedals
rides
hoses
belabours
UK
marks down
complains
tears to shreds
rails
snipes at
holds forth against
takes swipe at
takes away
throws stones at
comes down on
glosses over
brushes aside
disobliges
irritates
cuta rate
subtracts from
sledges
vituperates against
blows off
cusses out
shouts at
swears at
jeers
girds
scoffs
gives offence to
squashes
squelches
causes offence to
treats disrespectfully
cuts dead
characterizes
US
hurts somebody's feelings
steps on one's toes
throws shade
classifies
categorizes
US
marks
classes
brings into disfavour
shoots full of holes
takes a swipe at
describes
identifies
calls
names
categorises
UK
characterises
UK
demonizes
US
digs
jinxes
demonises
UK
accuses of being
labels negatively
marks out
dresses down
calls down
rags on
crucifies
reprimands
gives a bad press to
chastises
slashes
rates
flays
mauls
objurgates
laces into
nitpicks about
arraigns
chides
finds fault
gives flak to
animadverts on
gives some stick to
dirties
lashes
smudges
bawls out
admonishes
chews out
picks to pieces
carpets
contaminates
pollutes
tears a strip off
crushes
grimes
muddies
begrimes
takes apart
takes to task
nit-picks
tears to pieces
bags on
tongue-lashes
discolours
UK
tars
discolors
US
rejects
gibes
carps
harangues
denunciates
daubs
lectures
judges
sails into
jeers at
reams out
hauls over the coals
reads the riot act
gives a rocket
tears off a strip
picks at
nitpicks over
finds lacking
nags at
canes
bollocks
rollicks
fustigates
nitpicks
abashes
twits
rags
skins
expostulates
remonstrates with
jibes
disapproves
clobbers
slugs
zaps
torments
thinks little of
cavils
gaums
mucks
bemires
distains
mires
jibes at
gets at
dehumanizes
US
gives someone hell
goes for the jugular
inveighs
tells off
raps over the knuckles
dehumanises
UK
pokes fun at
heaps scorn on
gives someone a roasting
gives someone a rollicking
gives someone a bollocking
gives someone a bad press
breaks
jumps down one's throat
rips into
passes strictures upon
criticizea severely
adulterates
makes unclean
passes judgment
makes impure
tears apart
take issue with
despises
speaks of with disfavour
gets angry with
has a pop at
comments negatively
poormouths
objects
discommends
frowns
makes little of
heaps
questions
condescends
deigns
bastardizes
US
subordinates
mistrusts
repudiates
harshes
reams
keelhauls
bastes
scores
refutes
stoops
jaws
shows someone up
descends
snipes
takes dim view of
betrays
takes a dig at
misbids
misrespects
lowers in rank
fluffs
trims
slogs
proscribes
gives comeuppance
knocks off high horse
lowers in status
gives a talking-to
argues with
assaultsq verbally
profanes
bastardises
UK
animadverts upon
puts away
darkens
bloodies
sells out
disagrees with
complains about
bedaubs
exposes to ridicule
relegates
beats down
piles in
holds up to shame
gives the business
cuts to bits
gives bad press
objects to
argues against
takes exception to
rebuffs
reads out
ostracizes
US
remonstrates
picks apart
gets after
ostracises
UK
incriminates
disciplines
looks askance
exprobates
gives a tongue-lashing
rails at
rants at
starts on
starts in
gives something a battering
declaims
takes on
rants
lays down the law
rakes over the coals
declasses
bites someone's head off
jumps on one's case
snaps someone's head off
lashes out
subdues
recriminates
fulminates
growls
riles
flouts
chaffs
discomfits
bumps
sets back
reverts
ignores
anoints
satirizes
US
scouts
rages
storms
busts
reduces to the ranks
kicks downstairs
chagrins
scourges
ribs
kids
razzes
rallies
banters
louts
quizzes
disrates
bawls
yelps
yaps
quashes
holds up to ridicule
satirises
UK
gives someone a dressing-down
lights into
withers
underrepresents
underprices
sounds off
has at
lays out
works over
goes after
lets someone have it
cracks down on
ties into
disowns
disclaims
discards
vanquishes
confuses
pokes mullock at
flouts at
makes sport of
treats with contempt
yells at
beats up on
barks at
clouds
takes the piss out of
brushes off
undersells
causes to feel small
makes ashamed
puts out of countenance
makes a fool of
settles someone's hash
takes the wind out of your sails
puts to shame
takes the mickey
makes someone eat humble pie
tells someone to get lost
lashes into
casts aside
gives the cold shoulder to
gives someone the brush-off
cold-shoulders
sweeps aside
more ❯
“People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they
defame
a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.”
Verb
▲
To charge
accuses
indicts
impeaches
charges
incriminates
criminates
inculpates
blames
arraigns
prosecutes
frames
fingers
prefers charges against
lays charges against
implicates
cites
recriminates
alleges
arraigns for
prosecutes for
holds accountable
impeaches for
makes accusations about
brings charges
points the finger
files charges against
takes to court for
brings to trial for
puts on trial for
summonses
summons
denounces
censures
involves
sues
imputes
faults
brands
names
attacks
taxes
charges with
accuses of
serves summons
pins on
indicts for
recriminates for
incriminates for
hangs something on
taxes with
lays blame on
lodges complaint
lays the blame on
points finger at
serves with a summons
faces with charges
pegs
sticks on
attributes liability to
attributes to
blows the whistle on
assigns guilt to
holds accountable for
holds responsible for
holds answerable for
lays the blame on someone for
implicates in
imputes blame to
condemns for
tries for
drags into court
whistle-blows
blames for
entraps
convicts
stigmatizes
US
attributes
stigmatises
UK
grasses on
sets up
informs against
blackens the name of
fits up
gives away
rats on
sticks the blame on
pins the blame on
drops someone in it
tries
reprimands
impugns
reprehends
calls to account
brings a charge against
takes to court
has the law on
brings someone to trial
puts on trial
casts aspersions on
brings charges against
holds at fault
brings a case against
reproaches
denunciates
arrests
apprehends
lets someone have it
censures with
lays at one's door
blows the whistle
files claim
condemns
holds responsible
litigates
presses charges
contests
does
files
reproves
exposes
impleads
institutes legal proceedings
takes proceedings
holds liable
files suit
prefers charges
places the blame on
assigns fault to
assigns liability to
brings an action against
embroils
sees in court
petitions
connects
betrays
admonishes
associates
raps
rebukes
reports
informs on
acts against
stitches up
finds guilty
points to
declares guilty
institutes legal proceedings against someone
pronounces guilty
takes legal action
brings to court
considers guilty of
takes legal action against
dobs in
holds someone answerable
goes to court
finds guilty of
puts away
brings a suit against
pulls up
hauls into court
has up
goes to law
files a suit
lays
confronts
curses
saddles
appeals
disputes
vituperates
criticizes
US
castigates
scapegoats
hangs on
takes to task
brings before the court
pins it on
passes the buck
lays a bad trip on
lays a guilt trip on
takes the law on
contests at law
shops
singles out
serves
mires
takes out after
beseeches
claims damages
enters a plea
claims
proceeds against
files a claim
brings an action
follows up
demands
entangles
criticises
UK
enmeshes
books
ensnares
swears out
processes
jugs
tattles on
tells on
laws
brings legal proceedings against
links
takes into custody
compromises
delates on
splits on
peaches on someone
squeals on
puts in the dock
brings suit against
proves to be guilty
brings action against
brings suit
seeks redress
makes a complaint against
makes a charge against
brings a criminal charge against
puts on docket
involves in litigation
turns on the heat
more ❯
Verb
▲
To express disapproval of
reproaches
rebukes
reprimands
reproves
chides
scolds
censures
criticises
UK
criticizes
US
upbraids
admonishes
chastises
berates
carpets
castigates
lambastes
lectures
condemns
abuses
blames
blasts
discredits
flames
rates
calls down
disparages
disses
objurgates
raps
reprehends
trims
bastes
denounces
flays
hammers
jaws
keelhauls
lambasts
rags
rows
scores
wigs
rakes
reams
reprobates
accuses
cavils
disgraces
dishonors
US
dishonours
UK
jawbones
lessons
twits
dresses down
tongue-lashes
rails against
rails at
takes to task
tears into
tells off
gives comeuppance
lays on
rants at
remonstrates with
bawls out
chews out
expresses disapproval of
finds fault with
gives a rocket
hauls over the coals
pulls up
raps over the knuckles
ticks off
calls to task
gives someone a rating
gives someone a row
gives someone a wigging
gives someone some stick
has a go at
points the finger
reams out
tears off a strip
gives a talking-to
gives someone a dressing-down
gives someone an earful
gives someone a roasting
gives someone a telling-off
gives someone a mouthful
gives someone a rollicking
gives the devil
reads the riot act
gives someone what for
slaps someone's wrist
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