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Noun

The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

Adjective

Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

Arousing or meriting strong disgust, aversion, or displeasure

(of language) Offensive or vulgar

Verb

Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

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Noun

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The act of injuring another's reputation through slander

libeling^US

libelling^UK

character assassination

defamation of character

rumour^UK

rumor^US

misrepresentation of character

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

rumours^UK

rumors^US

backhanded compliment

offense^US

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

stories^US

offence^UK

storeys^UK

rap over the knuckles

blot on your escutcheon

talebearing

juicy morsel

intimate intelligence

low-down

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“Livingston's vilifying of the clergy did much to prejudice citizens against the Church.”

Adjective

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Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

libellous^UK

libelous^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

despiteful

unfavorable^US

minimising^UK

criticizing^US

cavilling^UK

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

caviling^US

criticising^UK

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Adjective

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Arousing or meriting strong disgust, aversion, or displeasure

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

fetid^US

foetid^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

flavorless^US

flavourless^UK

libellous^UK

libelous^US

financial means conditional

ill-favored^US

agonizing^US

mouldy^UK

moldy^US

spoiled^US

agonising^UK

spoilt^UK

stinking to high heaven

unfavorable^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

unpleasant to breathe

groveling^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

grovelling^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

leaving a lot to be desired

humourless^UK

humorless^US

too horrible for words

strictly for the birds

gray^US

grey^UK

colourful^UK

ill-humored^US

environmentally unfriendly

out of character with

colorful^US

mouldering^UK

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough already

enough to try the patience of Job

meagre^UK

meager^US

moldering^US

faecal^UK

fecal^US

maggoty

bad-smelling

unfit for human consumption

not quite the done thing

more than one can afford

more than flesh and blood can stand

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Adjective

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(of language) Offensive or vulgar

unsavory^US

unsavoury^UK

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

colourful^UK

colorful^US

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Verb

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Present participle for to say defamatory things about someone or something

casting aspersions on

libelling^UK

libeling^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

pummelling^UK

blackening the name of

blackening the reputation of

blistering

bringing into disrepute

conducting a smear campaign against

cursing

cussing

demonising^UK

demonizing^US

sullying the reputation of

taking to pieces

throwing mud at

voodooing

dragging through the mud

doing a hatchet job on

throwing brickbats at

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dragging through the mire

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

giving a bad press to

spreading scandal about

bringing discredit to

reflecting badly on

giving someone a roasting

running smear campaign

hauling over the coals

tarring and feathering

raking over the coals

giving someone a bad press

picking to pieces

holding cheap

rapping over the knuckles

finding fault

giving someone a rocket

giving someone a rollicking

cutting down

fulminating

giving someone a bollocking

ripping into

badmouthing

blackening the character of

running a smear campaign against

passing strictures upon

nit-picking

blackening someone's name

tearing to shreds

giving a talking-to

going for the jugular

dragging someone's name through the mud

labelling^UK

labeling^US

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

giving someone a dressing-down

slinging mud

blackguarding

throwing shade

writing false reports about

spreading tales about

dragging name through mud

railing at

jumping down one's throat

putting someone on the griddle

adulterating

making impure

discoloring^US

finding lacking

burning someone's ears

crawling all over

nitpicking over

corrupting

putting someone on the hot seat

kicking up a fuss about

making unclean

kicking up a stink about

debauching

tarring

pinning someone's ears back

discolouring^UK

criticizing severely

speaking of with disfavour

giving something a battering

holding forth against

jumping down someone's throat

knocking off high horse

expressing strong disapproval of

calling someone names

shooting full of holes

calling

categorising^UK

naming

running something down

charging with

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

biting someone's head off

giving something a bad press

hitting where one lives

causing a few raised eyebrows amongst

causing raised eyebrows

raising eyebrows amongst

bringing into disfavour

showing in a bad light

putting in a bad light

giving someone a wigging

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone some stick

bringing someone to book

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

giving someone an earful

slapping someone's wrist

keeping after

letting someone have it

taking someone to task

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

regarding with disgust

satirizing^US

knocking bottom out of

taking rug out from under

going on about

poking fun at

holding up to ridicule

satirising^UK

doing an injustice to

doing a disservice to

making sport of

flouting at

poking mullock at

treating with contempt

taking the mickey out of

taking the piss out of

complaining vehemently about

giving a piece of one's mind

taking exception to

imputing

pointing the finger at

calling on the carpet

rapping someone over the knuckles

expressing disapproval of

penalizing^US

penalising^UK

raising objections to

complaining vociferously about

slapping someone on the wrist

griping about

taking a stand against

preferring charges against

laying charges against

calling over the coals

visiting

citing

expostulating about

protesting strongly at

remonstrating about

summonsing

raking

making a protest against

complaining bitterly about

disagreeing violently with

telling a thing or two

accusing of

taking a dim view of

arraigning for

coming down on like a ton of bricks

bringing charges against

making a stand against

prosecuting for

trying

impeaching for

bringing to trial for

pointing the finger

putting up a fight against

filing charges against

taking to court for

making accusations about

pointing a finger at

putting on trial for

reprimanding severely

reviewing unfavorably

counselling^UK

counseling^US

cudgelling^UK

cudgeling^US

giving a tongue-lashing

harassing

rapping someone's knuckles

moralising^UK

moralizing^US

quarreling with

raking over coals

having words

giving somebody a piece of one's mind

giving tongue-lashing

gluing^US

glueing^UK

sending up

carping on

tearing someone a new one

giving someone a telling off

severely reprimanding

rapping across the knuckles

taking somebody to task

laying on

criticizing hatefully

eating out

giving someone a carpeting

meting out punishment to

teaching someone a lesson

picking on

sending up the river

sending someone away with a flea in his

expressing disapprobation

expressing disapprobation of

thinking badly of

talking something down

bringing a charge against

holding at fault

bringing a case against

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

holding someone to blame

complaining to

holding someone responsible

excepting

raining

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

lodging a protest against

taking great exception to

passing on

dragging over the coals

rapping someone the knuckles

assigning liability to

serving with a summons

facing with charges

considering guilty of

laying a guilt trip on

sermonising^UK

sermonizing^US

delivering a tirade to

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“At the same time this freedom can get used and abused to vilify the same government that helped to bring about our liberation.”

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