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Noun
Any damaging or unflattering representation or statement
An instance of fierce public criticism or opposition
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act
A lack of veracity
An instance of being injured
A picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
Verb
To make untrue and harmful statements about
Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
To regard or represent as being of little worth
To make a claim of wrongdoing against
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Noun
▲
Any damaging or unflattering representation or statement
defamation
calumny
slander
denigration
vilification
character assassination
misrepresentation
smear
aspersions
derogation
disparagement
insult
scandalmongering
aspersing
blackening
calumniation
defaming
libeling
US
libelling
UK
lie
maligning
slight
slur
smearing
tittle-tattle
traducement
traducing
untruth
vilifying
aspersion
bad-mouthing
contumely
defamation of character
innuendo
malicious gossip
mud-slinging
obloquy
rumor
US
rumour
UK
vituperation
false insinuation
false report
lying
smear campaign
false accusation
backbiting
muckraking
scandal
scurrility
detraction
misrepresentation of character
smear campaigning
backstabbing
belittlement
depreciation
dirt
hit
mud
rap
slam
slime
tale
black eye
dirty linen
scandalous remark
opprobrium
abuse
censure
malediction
criticism
slagging-off
aftertale
dump
dynamite
knock
knocking
offence
UK
offense
US
scorcher
cheap shot
dirty laundry
false light
low-down dirty
slap in face
evil-speaking
revilement
stigma
lies
slurs
smears
untruths
insults
slights
verbal abuse
false accusations
false reports
besmirchment
sullying
besmirching
reviling
mudslinging
stain
taint
affront
false imputation
whispering campaign
castigation
condemnation
denunciation
flak
invective
excoriation
execration
lambasting
upbraiding
attack
stick
tongue-lashing
verbal
abasement
animadversion
malicious
maliciousness
objurgation
a bad press
slagging off
cattiness
gossip
malice
malicious talk
spite
spitefulness
badmouthing
infighting
rubbishing
slagging
spiteful talk
viciousness
hateful talk
unkind remarks
talk
dirty politics
dirty pool
dragging one's name through the mud
injury of reputation
malicious defamation
negative campaign
negative campaigning
personal attack
malicious statement
dishing the dirt
exposé
exposure
public humiliation
verbal assault
blot
discredit
disgrace
insinuation
allegation
imputation
libellous statement
slanderous statement
blot on your escutcheon
goss
rumors
US
rumours
UK
tattle
malicious rumour
malicious rumours
revelations
dope
gen
low-down
poop
buzz
lowdown
news
scuttlebutt
intimate intelligence
juicy morsel
the lowdown
reproach
accusation
put-down
backhanded compliment
dirty dig
name-calling
story
canard
hearsay
whisper
deprecation
running down
diminishment
damage
disesteem
harm
hurt
injury
injustice
minimization
pejorative
ridicule
wrong
belittling
scorn
stigmatisation
UK
stigmatization
US
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“A newcomer to the newsroom with no background in what constitutes
libel
is a time bomb waiting to go off.”
Noun
▲
An instance of fierce public criticism or opposition
attack
criticism
admonishment
admonition
vilification
censure
condemnation
rebuke
castigation
persecution
vituperation
assault
bashing
invective
malevolence
rocket
scurrility
slating
argument
diatribe
jibe
knocking
panning
scolding
slagging
confrontation
contumely
earful
fulmination
obloquy
tirade
wigging
bollocking
caning
defilement
denigration
pugnacity
sideswipe
slander
traducement
carpeting
denunciation
indignity
offense
US
revilement
rollicking
stricture
vitriol
blame
broadside
combativeness
derision
harangue
reproach
roasting
belligerence
blast
calumniation
disagreement
insolence
philippic
reprimand
upbraiding
abuse
billingsgate
disapproval
impugnment
insult
reproval
slur
aspersions
calumny
defamation
disparagement
offence
UK
polemic
rant
bad press
character assassination
dressing-down
telling-off
ticking off
verbal assault
verbal onslaught
rap over the knuckles
insults
curses
cursing
slights
name-calling
swearing
expletives
indignities
jibes
slurs
opprobrium
rebukes
disrespect
slanging
rudeness
hosing
knifing
quinine
signifying
mud-slinging
put-downs
bad-mouthing
foul language
swear words
verbal abuse
verbal attack
trash talk
kicking around
pushing around
a slanging match
flak
chastisement
fault-finding
tongue-lashing
disapprobation
denouncement
backbiting
evil-speaking
malice
slandering
venom
fulminations
slamming
spite
spitefulness
cattiness
rubbishing
stick
verbal
animadversion
derogation
objurgation
berating
mauling
savaging
slagging off
scurrilousness
deprecation
indecency
obscenity
slanderousness
coarseness
offensiveness
scandal
abusiveness
grossness
infamousness
railing
reviling
excoriation
discredit
execration
lambasting
disfavor
US
disfavour
UK
odium
contempt
scorn
aspersion
detraction
more ❯
Noun
▲
A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act
insult
affront
slight
slur
snub
barb
jibe
put-down
abuse
indignity
offence
UK
rudeness
dig
insolence
outrage
slander
contumely
defamation
disparagement
injury
aspersion
aspersions
brickbat
cut
dart
depreciation
dis
diss
epithet
gird
humiliation
impugnment
name
offense
US
personality
poke
revilement
sarcasm
slap
abusive remark
backhanded compliment
sledge
blasphemy
contempt
derision
despite
discourtesy
disdainfulness
disgrace
disrespect
ignominy
impertinence
impudence
incivility
invective
mockery
obloquy
opprobrium
pejorative
scorn
scurrility
shame
slam
superciliousness
taunt
unpleasantry
vilification
vituperation
black eye
cheap shot
slap in the face
kick in the teeth
Noun
▲
A lack of veracity
inveracity
aspersion
backbiting
calumniation
calumny
canard
cock-and-bull story
deceit
deception
defamation
detraction
dishonesty
disinformation
distortion
evasion
fable
fabrication
falsehood
falseness
falsification
falsity
fib
fiction
forgery
fraudulence
guile
hyperbole
inaccuracy
invention
mendacity
misrepresentation
misstatement
myth
obloquy
perjury
prevarication
revilement
reviling
slander
story
subterfuge
tale
tall story
untruth
vilification
white lie
whopper
Noun
▲
An instance of being injured
injury
wound
cut
damage
gash
laceration
slash
sore
trauma
abrasion
bruise
lesion
scratch
affliction
detriment
gouge
graze
harm
hurt
rent
tear
contusion
agony
bad
bite
blemish
boo-boo
burn
chop
cramp
deformation
discomfiture
distress
evil
fracture
haemorrhage
UK
hemorrhage
US
ill
loss
mischief
misery
mutilation
nick
ouch
pang
ruin
scar
shock
slander
sprain
stab
sting
swelling
twinge
Noun
▲
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
burlesque
send-up
distortion
farce
lampoon
satire
mimicry
takeoff
pasquinade
skit
spoof
joke
mockery
put-on
rib
sham
distorted drawing
squib
take-off
exaggerated drawing
falsification
imitation
misrepresentation
pastiche
ridicule
sendup
false impression
Noun
▲
An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act
wrong
injustice
crime
sin
offence
UK
grievance
injury
misdeed
infringement
transgression
trespass
violation
abuse
bad
immorality
inequity
infraction
iniquity
bad deed
disservice
error
evil
evildoing
ill
outrage
peccadillo
tort
unjustness
villainy
atrocity
bad act
bad action
illegal act
malefaction
malfeasance
unlawful act
bias
blunder
cruelty
damage
delinquency
discourtesy
harm
hurt
imposition
indecency
inhumanity
insult
malevolence
miscarriage
misdemeanour
UK
misdemeanor
US
misdoing
mistake
offense
US
oppression
persecution
prejudice
raw deal
slander
slight
spite
turpitude
unjust act
faux pas
foul play
Verb
▲
To make untrue and harmful statements about
defame
malign
slander
smear
traduce
vilify
calumniate
denigrate
slur
asperse
blacken
derogate
tarnish
besmirch
taint
disparage
revile
stain
discredit
slight
speak evil of
speak ill of
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
bad-mouth
blister
burlesque
caricature
cast aspersions on
crack
fling mud at
knock
mark
roast
run down
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
scorch
sizzle
sully
travesty
write false reports about
give someone a bad name
spread scandal about
spread tales about
tell lies about
do a hatchet job on
mark wrong
tear down
drag name through mud
give a black eye
drag someone's name through the mud
back-bite
disgrace
rubbish
decry
detract
dishonour
UK
insult
vilipend
vituperate
belie
blacken the character of
blacken the name of
deprecate
dishonor
US
lie about
offend
pan
slam
throw mud at
villainize
slag off
sling mud at
drag through the mire
drag through the mud
run a smear campaign against
cast a slur on
cast slur on
put zingers on
do a number on
abuse
misrepresent
injure
accuse falsely
spread lies about
accuse
backbite
badmouth
befoul
bespatter
blacken someone's name
criticise
UK
criticize
US
curse
defile
depreciate
dirty
harm
mudsling
opprobriate
pollute
rap
soil
spatter
cast aspersion
take a swipe at
muckrake
assail
attack
belittle
blaspheme
blot
damage
hit
hurt
plaster
smirch
sneer
strumpet
blacken name
sling mud
run smear campaign
give a bad name
brand
flay
savage
slate
bash
crucify
hammer
inveigh against
rail against
censure
condemn
denounce
lambaste
monster
pummelled
UK
pummel
US
reproach
scorn
skewer
admonish
bag
berate
blame
castigate
chide
despise
excoriate
lecture
ream
reprimand
reprobate
reprove
scold
take apart
tongue-lash
lay into
take to pieces
vituperate against
give a talking to
lay down the law
rake over the coals
impugn
fulminate against
pillory
pour scorn on
speak badly of
bring into disrepute
pull apart
blacken the reputation of
jump on
sully the reputation of
tear into
conduct a smear campaign against
dump on
hit out at
contemn
have a go at
throw brickbats at
blackguard
discolour
UK
discolor
US
poor-mouth
ruin
do down
rip up
drag through mud
debase
bring someone into disrepute
caluminate
cuss
demonise
UK
demonize
US
dig
jinx
mistreat
voodoo
pull to pieces
call down
dress down
put down
rag on
skin alive
put a whammy on
lampoon
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
wrong
ill-treat
maltreat
oppress
cheat
ill-use
aggrieve
outrage
persecute
trespass
wound
bad mouth
do a disservice to
do an injustice to
do injury to
do wrong to
offend against
impose upon
sin against
do the dirty on
kick in the teeth
take advantage of
gossip about
slag
degrade
smudge
contaminate
besmear
spoil
spot
blotch
rip
breathe on
bring discredit to
rip up and down
lambast
trash
blast
rebuke
scathe
taunt
belabour
UK
belabor
US
nag
potshot
discount
diss
minimise
UK
minimize
US
upbraid
flame
hose
miscall
ride
zing
be rude to
blow off
call names
cuss out
cut down
cut to the quick
shout at
swear at
call someone names
trash-talk
blemish
cap
chop
insinuate
miff
push
snub
cut up
hit where one lives
slap in the face
disgust
shock
appal
UK
horrify
affront
nauseate
repel
revolt
sicken
appall
US
displease
blackball
dismay
embarrass
cause raised eyebrows
give offence to
raise eyebrows amongst
cause a few raised eyebrows amongst
abase
chasten
cheapen
demean
foul
humble
humiliate
lower
shame
sink
attaint
corrupt
debauch
disconsider
disoblige
take down
reflect on
bring shame on
make lose face
depress
deride
desecrate
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
disregard
disrespect
expel
mock
reduce
ridicule
reflect badly on
bring shame upon
lose face
give a bad name to
put in a bad light
tar and feather
take down a peg
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“That doesn't mean that it is OK to slander and
libel
people.”
Verb
▲
Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse
insult
offend
slight
affront
abuse
wound
humiliate
malign
slander
snub
defame
denigrate
disparage
outrage
revile
slur
discredit
impugn
injure
calumniate
hurt
mortify
rebuff
spurn
bad-mouth
be rude to
call someone names
cause offence to
dis
displease
disrespect
diss
ignore
miscall
shun
slap
sledge
trash-talk
asperse
cast aspersions on
derogate
abase
aggravate
annoy
blister
curse
cut dead
debase
degrade
deride
dishonour
UK
dishonor
US
disoblige
flout
gird
give offence to
irritate
jeer
mock
pan
provoke
ridicule
roast
scoff
slag off
slam
sneer
taunt
tease
treat disrespectfully
underestimate
upset
vex
call names
put down
dump on
give someone the cold-shoulder
hurt someone's feelings
cut to the quick
step on one's toes
Verb
▲
To regard or represent as being of little worth
disparage
dismiss
minimise
UK
minimize
US
criticise
UK
criticize
US
run down
belittle
decry
deflate
denigrate
discredit
disdain
downgrade
ridicule
scorn
underestimate
deprecate
deride
put down
trivialise
UK
trivialize
US
undervalue
bad-mouth
derogate
knock
malign
rubbish
underrate
vilify
defame
impugn
slander
treat lightly
blast
condemn
depreciate
diss
flame
laugh off
make light of
revile
scoff at
slur
sneer at
traduce
asperse
bash
pooh-pooh
vilipend
cast aspersions on
cry down
diminish
dis
discount
do down
minify
misprize
mock
pan
poor-mouth
pull apart
slam
slate
speak badly of
speak ill of
trash
trash-talk
abuse
calumniate
chill
degrade
deject
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
detract from
discourage
dishearten
dispirit
dispraise
downcry
lower
play down
pull to pieces
rap
roast
scorch
smear
sneer
take to pieces
vituperate
dump on
hit out at
hold cheap
kiss off
laugh at
pick holes in
slag off
talk down
tear into
write off
do a hatchet job on
drag through the mud
pour scorn on
sour grapes
tear down
have a go at
put hooks in
besmirch
attack
blacken
insult
criticize unfairly
slight
spread lies about
blacken the character of
blacken the name of
blister
mudsling
scandalise
UK
scandalize
US
stigmatise
UK
stigmatize
US
sully the reputation of
give someone a bad name
sling mud at
throw mud at
bad mouth
rip up
give black eye
more ❯
Verb
▲
To make a claim of wrongdoing against
accuse
cite
charge
criminate
defame
impeach
incriminate
inculpate
indict
summons
arraign for
charge with
indict for
allege
apprehend
arraign
arrest
attack
attribute
betray
blame
brand
censure
complain
denounce
denunciate
fault
finger
frame
implicate
impute
name
prosecute
prosecute for
recriminate
reproach
slander
slur
sue
summon
tax
censure with
file charges against
impeach for
incriminate for
lay charges against
make accusations about
prefer charges against
recriminate for
tax with
bring charges
bring to trial for
file claim
hold accountable
lodge complaint
put on trial for
serve summons
take to court for
blow the whistle
hang something on
lay at door
lay blame on
let have it
point finger at
point the finger
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