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The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

Present participle for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

Present participle for to charge

Present participle for to express disapproval of

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Noun

The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

character assassination

scandalmongering

malicious gossip

defamation of character

misrepresentation

false accusation

misrepresentation of character

malicious statement

false insinuation

public humiliation

rumourmongering^UK

rumormongering^US

stigmatization^US

stigmatisation^UK

smear campaigning

scandalous remark

whispering campaign

back-fence talk

backhanded compliment

libellous statement

blot on the escutcheon

slanderous statement

false imputation

underestimation

malicious rumours

malicious rumour

verbal disapproval

verbal onslaught

rap over the knuckles

intimate intelligence

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“Yet by his many entries, and his defaming of my title, he has so terrified all purchasers that no man will buy one foot of land of me.”

Adjective

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

scandalmongering

dishonouring^UK

uncomplimentary

misrepresentative

full of contempt

unsubstantiated

high and mighty

on your high horse

unfavourable^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

stigmatising^UK

stigmatizing^US

dishonouring^UK

casting aspersions on

speaking evil of

speaking ill of

blackening the character of

blackening the name of

scandalising^UK

scandalizing^US

throwing mud at

flinging mud at

giving a bad name

slinging mud at

telling lies about

dragging through the mire

dragging through the mud

running a smear campaign against

casting a slur on

casting slur on

doing a hatchet job on

putting zingers on

doing a number on

bringing into disrepute

giving a black eye

bringing shame on

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

detracting from

bringing shame upon

pouring scorn on

spreading scandal about

taking to pieces

trivializing^US

tarring and feathering

ripping up and down

running smear campaign

trivialising^UK

underestimating

misrepresenting

giving a bad name to

making light of

inveighing against

putting in a bad light

bringing shame to

showing in a bad light

spreading lies about

blackening the reputation of

treating lightly

railing against

pulling to pieces

fulminating against

cutting to the quick

picking holes in

bringing dishonour to

speaking badly of

taking down a peg

sullying the reputation of

throwing brickbats at

marginalizing^US

marginalising^UK

blackening someone's name

dragging someone's name through the mud

making lose face

conducting a smear campaign against

writing false reports about

spreading tales about

dragging name through mud

reflecting negatively

taking away from

cutting down to size

damaging the reputation of

look down one's nose at

muddying the reputation of

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

gossiping about

discountenancing

clamoring against

putting hooks in

finding fault with

dragging through mud

casting a slur upon

lowering the status of

criticizing unfairly

giving black eye

looking down on

vituperating against

hitting where one lives

causing to lose face

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

disapproving of

tearing to shreds

holding forth against

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

subtracting from

giving offence to

causing offence to

treating disrespectfully

hurting somebody's feelings

characterizing^US

stepping on one's toes

categorizing^US

bringing into disfavour

taking a swipe at

shooting full of holes

categorising^UK

characterising^UK

labelling negatively

accusing of being

giving a bad press to

nitpicking about

animadverting on

giving some stick to

picking to pieces

tearing to pieces

tearing a strip off

discolouring^UK

finding lacking

nitpicking over

giving someone a bad press

reading the riot act

giving a rocket

hauling over the coals

dehumanizing^US

going for the jugular

dehumanising^UK

tearing off a strip

jumping down one's throat

passing strictures upon

criticizing severely

passing judgment

heaping scorn on

speaking of with disfavour

getting angry with

having a pop at

commenting negatively

bastardizing^US

showing someone up

taking a dig at

lowering in rank

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

assaulting verbally

thinking little of

lowering in status

giving a talking-to

disagreeing with

bastardising^UK

animadverting upon

making little of

remonstrating with

complaining about

exposing to ridicule

holding up to shame

giving a tongue-lashing

giving the business

cutting to bits

giving bad press

giving something a battering

giving someone hell

arguing against

taking issue with

taking exception to

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

rapping over the knuckles

biting someone's head off

laying down the law

raking over the coals

giving someone a bollocking

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

reducing to the ranks

kicking downstairs

giving someone a dressing-down

underrepresenting

letting someone have it

cracking down on

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

settling someone's hash

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

making a fool of

making sport of

poking mullock at

taking the mickey

holding up to ridicule

taking the piss out of

treating with contempt

telling someone to get lost

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

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“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

Present participle for to charge

preferring charges against

laying charges against

prosecuting for

making accusations about

filing charges against

putting on trial for

bringing to trial for

taking to court for

bringing charges

laying the blame on

serving summons

recriminating for

hanging something on

incriminating for

serving with a summons

facing with charges

informing against

dropping someone in it

holding answerable for

pointing finger at

attributing liability to

blowing the whistle on

lodging complaint

assigning guilt to

pointing the finger

laying the blame on someone for

imputing blame to

holding accountable for

holding accountable

laying blame on

whistle-blowing

holding responsible for

dragging into court

bringing someone to trial

bringing a charge against

putting on trial

casting aspersions on

calling to account

having the law on

taking to court

holding at fault

bringing charges against

bringing a case against

blowing the whistle

holding responsible

declaring guilty

assigning fault to

placing the blame on

pronouncing guilty

assigning liability to

laying at one's door

considering guilty of

finding guilty of

holding someone answerable

proving to be guilty

bringing before the court

bringing an action against

laying a guilt trip on

laying a bad trip on

passing the buck

shifting the blame

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Verb

Present participle for to express disapproval of

dishonouring^UK

railing against

giving comeuppance

remonstrating with

expressing disapproval of

finding fault with

giving a rocket

hauling over the coals

rapping over the knuckles

calling to task

giving someone a rating

giving someone a row

giving someone a wigging

giving someone some stick

pointing the finger

tearing off a strip

giving a talking-to

giving someone a dressing-down

giving someone an earful

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone a rollicking

giving the devil

reading the riot act

giving someone what for

slapping someone's wrist

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