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Noun

Plural for any damaging or unflattering representation or statement

Plural for a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act

Plural for an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition

Plural for an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

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Noun

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Plural for any damaging or unflattering representation or statement

rumors^US

rumours^UK

innuendos

lyings

character assassinations

stories^US

backhanded compliments

storeys^UK

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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

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Plural for a disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act

offences^UK

offenses^US

backhanded compliments

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Noun

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Plural for an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition

offenses^US

offences^UK

character assassinations

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

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Noun

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Plural for an unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

Verb

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To make hurtful and untrue comments about

stigmatises^UK

stigmatizes^US

scandalises^UK

scandalizes^US

spreads scandal about

tears down

does a hatchet job on

tells lies about

writes false reports about

spreads tales about

marks wrong

drags name through mud

drags someone's name through the mud

knocks

rubbishes

decries

drags through the mud

dishonours^UK

dishonors^US

drags through the mire

brings into disrepute

criticizes^US

criticises^UK

sullies the reputation of

minimizes^US

blackens the reputation of

blemishes

hits out at

conducts a smear campaign against

ridicules

mocks

runs a smear campaign against

minimises^UK

pummels^US

blackens the character of

snubs

raps

abases

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

blackens someone's name

trivializes^US

belabors^US

trivialises^UK

belabours^UK

puts someone in their place

causes to lose face

loses face

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

makes someone eat crow

takes down a peg or two

treats disrespectfully

hurts somebody's feelings

gives someone a bad press

pokes fun at

reams out

canes

gives someone a roasting

spurns

twits

gives someone a rollicking

raps over the knuckles

casts down

gives someone a bollocking

looks down one's nose at

satirizes^US

satirises^UK

gives something a bad press

takes exception to

gives something a battering

passes strictures upon

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

gives someone a rating

gives someone a dressing-down

rants at

pitches into

holds in contempt

expresses disapproval of

kicks up a stink about

lowers the status of

gives someone a telling-off

turns your nose up at

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

takes the piss out of

regards with contempt

jumps down one's throat

bites someone's head off

gives someone what for

kicks up a fuss about

slaps someone's wrist

gives someone some stick

passes judgment

gives the business

looks down upon

gives someone a wigging

lights into

gives someone a row

speaks of with disfavour

bastardizes^US

knocks off high horse

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

snaps someone's head off

expresses a poor opinion of

sets too little store by

treats contemptuously

bastardises^UK

tells someone to get lost

brings into disfavour

gives someone the brush-off

sweeps aside

gives the cold shoulder to

refuses to acknowledge

makes cutting remarks about

lodges a protest against

kicks

dissents

rains

complains vociferously about

expresses disagreement with

takes a stand against

takes to the woodshed

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

keeps after

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

has someone on the carpet

jumps down someone's throat

blows up

goes on at

slaps down

does an impression of

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

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