What is another word for slander ?

misrepresentation of character

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation

libeling^US

libelling^UK

character assassination

malicious gossip

bad-mouthing

defamation of character

false report

rumour^UK

rumor^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

dragging one's name through the mud

backhanded compliment

blot on the escutcheon

stories^US

storeys^UK

intimate intelligence

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“But if such slander were the result of deliberate and wilful design, its author deserves to have a mark fixed upon him.”

Noun

Bitter and abusive language

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

being put in one's place

judgement^UK

judgment^US

eat the head off someone

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Noun

A disrespectful or scornfully abusive remark or act

backhanded compliment

offenses^US

offences^UK

left-handed compliments

backhanded compliments

rancor^US

rancour^UK

back-handed compliments

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Noun

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

blot on the escutcheon

unhonour^UK

unhonor^US

skeleton in the cupboard

lack of respectability

swallowing one's pride

character assassination

rap over the knuckles

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

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Noun

An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act

misdemeanor^US

misbehavior^US

infraction of the law

short end of the pineapple

bum deal

rum deal

offences^UK

offenses^US

short end of the stick

left-handed compliment

backhanded compliment

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Verb

run a smear campaign against

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

scandalise^UK

scandalize^US

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

drag through the mire

blacken someone's name

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

stigmatize^US

stigmatise^UK

criticize^US

criticise^UK

minimize^US

minimise^UK

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

sully the reputation of

belabor^US

belabour^UK

drag someone's name through the mud

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

trivialize^US

demonize^US

demonise^UK

write false reports about

trivialise^UK

drag name through mud

find fault with

blacken the character of

drag someone's name through the mire

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

tarnish someone's name

injure the reputation of

blacken someone's character

stain someone's good name

treat disrespectfully

blame

hurt somebody's feelings

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

show in a bad light

bawl out

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

tell off

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a bad press

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

find lacking

nitpick over

give someone a bollocking

look down one's nose at

satirize^US

satirise^UK

give something a battering

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

pitch into

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

dehumanize^US

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

jump down one's throat

give someone what for

give someone some stick

kick up a stink about

give someone a wigging

bite someone's head off

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

snap someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

argue

spoof

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

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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“At the time, a certain person from a neighboring province wrote and circulated a vulgar poem trying to slander me.”

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