A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect

caricature

parody

cartoon

travesty

pretence^UK

pretense^US

humor^US

humour^UK

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Noun

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An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

offence^UK

misdemeanor^US

offense^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offences^UK

offenses^US

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

villainousness

villianousness

outrageous behavior

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To make hurtful and untrue comments about

stigmatise^UK

stigmatize^US

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

write false reports about

spread tales about

mark wrong

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mud

drag someone's name through the mire

sully someone's reputation

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

drag through the mire

criticize^US

criticise^UK

sully the reputation of

minimize^US

blacken the reputation of

blemish

hit out at

conduct a smear campaign against

ridicule

mock

run a smear campaign against

minimise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

blacken the character of

snub

rap

abase

demonize^US

demonise^UK

blacken someone's name

trivialize^US

marginalize^US

belabor^US

trivialise^UK

marginalise^UK

accuse falsely

sully someone's name

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

taint someone's name

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

belabour^UK

disfavor^US

make someone eat crow

take down a peg

take down a peg or two

disfavour^UK

put someone in their place

treat disrespectfully

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

throw shade

defame someone's character

give someone a roasting

spurn

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bad press

tongue-lash

give someone hell

read the riot act

rap over the knuckles

give someone a bollocking

satirize^US

satirise^UK

look down one's nose at

give something a battering

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

give someone a dressing-down

hold in contempt

pitch into

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

kick up a stink about

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

dehumanize^US

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

jump down one's throat

give someone what for

kick up a fuss about

give someone some stick

give someone a wigging

bite someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

snap someone's head off

jump on one's case

make cutting remarks about

set too little store by

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

express a poor opinion of

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

tell someone to get lost

ruin the reputation of

refuse to acknowledge

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

take issue

fight

frown upon

express disagreement with

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

put on the mat

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

slap down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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“Essentially, the video in question was a deliberate attempt to libel and defame a private citizen.”

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