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Verb
Past tense for to make hurtful and untrue comments about
Past tense for to prosecute or accuse of wrongdoing
Past tense for to express disapproval of
Past tense for to disgrace or reduce the dignity of
Past tense for to mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality
Adjective
Having been maligned or vilified
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Past tense for to make hurtful and untrue comments about
denigrated
discredited
disparaged
vilified
slandered
maligned
smeared
slurred
disgraced
traduced
knocked
decried
aspersed
derogated
libelled
UK
libeled
US
calumniated
stigmatised
UK
stigmatized
US
blackened
besmirched
rubbished
dishonoured
UK
tarnished
deprecated
dishonored
US
vilipended
slammed
scandalised
UK
scandalized
US
panned
insulted
roasted
detracted
vituperated
blistered
scorched
offended
villainized
belied
bad-mouthed
dragged through the mud
slagged off
ran down
run down
dragged through the mire
spoke ill of
spoken ill of
cast aspersions on
gave a bad name
given a bad name
flung mud at
did a hatchet job on
done a hatchet job on
slung mud at
spoke evil of
spoken evil of
did a number on
done a number on
threw mud at
thrown mud at
cast a slur on
blackened the name of
told lies about
ran a smear campaign against
run a smear campaign against
blackened the character of
lay about
lain about
cast slur on
belittled
put down
dissed
sullied
degraded
stained
reviled
tainted
smirched
attacked
debased
lowered
shamed
criticized
US
slighted
blotted
censured
spread scandal about
criticised
UK
brought into disrepute
diminished
depreciated
hit out at
defiled
discounted
derided
slated
abused
injured
minimized
US
trashed
reproached
besmeared
brought shame on
brought discredit to
assailed
dumped on
reflected badly on
dismissed
minimised
UK
trash-talked
demeaned
damaged
disrespected
reduced
soiled
cried down
put in a bad light
brought shame upon
muckraked
cheapened
impugned
bashed
played down
spotted
lambasted
undervalued
ripped
pummelled
UK
condemned
detracted from
underrated
humiliated
had a go at
befouled
spoiled
US
spoilt
UK
poured scorn on
embarrassed
talked down
downgraded
gave a black eye
given a black eye
pulled apart
blotched
cut to the quick
breathed on
trivialized
US
spread lies about
humbled
abased
tarred and feathered
ridiculed
badmouthed
ripped up and down
kissed off
run smear campaign
denounced
trivialised
UK
underestimated
devalued
chastened
pooh-poohed
berated
scorned
misprized
mocked
torn down
tore down
hurt
misrepresented
pilloried
made light of
hit
blasted
brought shame to
downplayed
sneered at
held cheap
minified
poor-mouthed
rapped
skewered
pummeled
US
bagged
undermined
wrote off
written off
contemned
deflated
dispraised
flamed
inveighed against
backbitten
backbit
taken down
took down
pulled to pieces
laid into
scoffed at
backstabbed
excoriated
spread tales about
treated lightly
took to pieces
taken to pieces
cut down
dragged down
brought dishonour to
blackened the reputation of
cut down to size
fouled
picked holes in
cast in a bad light
hammered
blemished
lessened
mortified
snubbed
taunted
curst
cursed
poisoned
ran smear campaign
compromised
marginalized
US
railed against
marginalised
UK
fulminated against
tore into
torn into
blackened someone's name
shot down
jumped on
laughed at
sullied the reputation of
dragged someone's name through the mud
given a bad name to
gave a bad name to
made lose face
castigated
blasphemed
upset
scathed
savaged
rebuked
burlesqued
caricatured
shown in a bad light
showed in a bad light
done down
did down
disesteemed
prejudiced
corrupted
nagged
belabored
US
potshotted
scolded
disfavored
disfavoured
debauched
sneered
marred
understated
cut up
zinged
disdained
upbraided
cast a slur upon
ruined
devaluated
desecrated
hit where one lives
persecuted
oppressed
reproved
disregarded
showed up
miscalled
slung mud
slanged
hosed
belaboured
UK
cast down
brought down
marked wrong
cut dead
dragged name through mud
cut rate
reflected negatively
hurt somebody's feelings
sold short
laughed off
called names
conducted a smear campaign against
ripped up
taken down a peg
took down a peg
harmed the reputation of
cast aspersion
put someone in their place
muddied the reputation of
damaged the reputation of
put hooks in
thrown brickbats at
threw brickbats at
spoke badly of
spoken badly of
affronted
accused
annoyed
provoked
outraged
lampooned
labelled
UK
labeled
US
aggravated
wound
wounded
reprehended
blamed
reprobated
spited
gossipped
gossiped
branded
execrated
destroyed
deplored
exposed
slagged
strumpeted
plastered
sank
sunken
sunk
anathematized
insinuated
slapped
hitten
hat
animadverted
teased
railed
complained
demoted
blighted
talked trash
weakened
demonized
US
dug
jinxed
demonised
UK
decreased
disobliged
irritated
squashed
skinned alive
faulted
squelched
bemeant
bemeaned
spurned
discountenanced
blackguarded
sledged
owned
attainted
girt
scoffed
jeered
girded
gossiped about
brought low
disapproved of
brought into disfavour
come down on
cavilled at
carped at
dressed down
slang
marked down
sniped at
lost face
soft-pedalled
soft-pedaled
caused offence to
lowered the status of
wrote false reports about
written false reports about
brushed aside
glossed over
treated disrespectfully
called down
ragged on
taken away from
took away from
subtracted from
caused to lose face
stepped on one's toes
found fault with
accused falsely
vituperated against
looked down on
shot full of holes
made fun of
injured one's reputation
looked down one's nose at
made someone eat crow
cussed out
dragged through mud
shouted at
damaged one's good name
knocked off
criticized unfairly
withdrawn
withdrew
own
given offence to
gave offence to
came down on
torn to shreds
took swipe at
taken swipe at
tore to shreds
rid
rode
ridden
wrote down
written down
took down a peg or two
taken down a peg or two
taken a swipe at
took a swipe at
threw shade
thrown shade
gave black eye
bad mouthed
given black eye
blown off
swore at
blew off
sworn at
slashed
objurgated
crucified
arraigned
rated
mauled
laced into
nitpicked about
reprimanded
animadverted on
bagged on
chastised
flayed
gave some stick to
given some stick to
picked to pieces
made little of
gave flak to
gave a bad press to
thought little of
given a bad press to
given flak to
caned
despised
carpeted
chid
chided
prostituted
rejected
underplayed
demoralized
US
fustigated
bawled out
chewed out
lashed
demoralised
UK
denunciated
found fault
skinned
hauled over the coals
passed strictures upon
read the riot act
treated as unimportant
nagged at
put away
cut to bits
took to task
taken to task
perverted
vitiated
depraved
admonished
warped
bollocked
refuted
subverted
rollicked
bastardized
US
profaned
disapproved
deteriorated
harangued
condescended
proscribed
crushed
questioned
gibed
twitted
argued with
cankered
commented negatively
deigned
poormouthed
disagreed with
discommended
objected
mistrusted
repudiated
betrayed
brutalized
US
piled in
reamed out
remonstrated with
scourged
dehumanized
US
sailed into
started on
started in
carped
prosecuted
declaimed
clobbered
sold out
impeached
ostracized
US
ostracised
UK
indicted
torn to pieces
tore to pieces
inveighed
fluffed
slogged
trimmed
slugged
zapped
brutalised
UK
bastardised
UK
dehumanised
UK
rapped over the knuckles
snapped someone's head off
jumped on one's case
beat down
messed with
passed judgment
had a pop at
called out
jumped down one's throat
tore off a strip
given a rocket
animadverted upon
charged with
gave a rocket
tore a strip off
picked at
objected to
lashed out
complained about
knocked off high horse
declaimed against
knocked down
lashed into
torn a strip off
protested against
torn off a strip
criticizes severely
toned down
assaulted verbally
given something a bad press
gave something a bad press
torn apart
tore apart
gave comeuppance
given comeuppance
took on
taken on
nit-picked
given bad press
gave bad press
given the business
gave the business
spoke of with disfavour
spoken of with disfavour
took a dig at
taken a dig at
given someone hell
gave someone hell
beaten down
got angry with
gotten angry with
bit someone's head off
gone for the jugular
went for the jugular
bitten someone's head off
gave someone a rollicking
gave someone a roasting
given someone a bad press
gave someone a bad press
given someone a bollocking
given someone a rollicking
given someone a roasting
gave someone a bollocking
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“People expect journalists to be careful when they write articles, but, unless they
defame
a person, they are not liable in negligence to somebody who may be affected by their article, because they do not owe that person a duty of care.”
Verb
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Past tense for to prosecute or accuse of wrongdoing
accused
indicted
charged
impeached
incriminated
criminated
inculpated
prosecuted
arraigned
put on trial for
recriminated
preferred charges against
laid charges against
implicated
summonsed
blamed
cited
sued
arraigned for
prosecuted for
filed charges against
impeached for
brought charges
brought to trial for
made accusations about
censured
involved
taxed
framed
fingered
convicted
accused of
charged with
laid the blame on
recriminated for
served summons
cast aspersions on
put on trial
incriminated for
indicted for
hung something on
took to court for
taken to court for
impugned
reprimanded
arrested
tried
faulted
reprehended
apprehended
summoned
imputed
pegged
alleged
brought someone to trial
had the law on
implicated in
imputed blame to
brought charges against
pinned on
held answerable for
attributed liability to
tried for
laid the blame on someone for
held at fault
faced with charges
dropped someone in it
filed claim
dragged into court
brought a charge against
stuck on
taxed with
lodged complaint
called to account
informed against
assigned guilt to
laid blame on
held accountable for
brought a case against
held accountable
pointed finger at
condemned for
pointed the finger
held responsible for
blamed for
taken to court
took to court
blown the whistle
blew the whistle
whistle-blew
blew the whistle on
whistle-blown
attributed to
blown the whistle on
given away
gave away
denounced
condemned
held responsible
litigated
pressed charges
contested
held liable
placed the blame on
assigned fault to
assigned liability to
reproved
put away
rapped
reproached
impleaded
instituted legal proceedings
filed suit
found guilty
filed
declared guilty
pronounced guilty
laid at one's door
preferred charges
considered guilty of
brought an action against
held someone answerable
found guilty of
ratted on
betrayed
admonished
rebuked
petitioned
reported
did
done
informed on
denunciated
split on
filed a suit
dobbed in
grassed on
hauled into court
set up
brought a suit against
pulled up
instituted legal proceedings against someone
proved to be guilty
put in the dock
had up
pinned the blame on
sticked the blame on
brought to court
put on docket
took proceedings
taken proceedings
seen in court
saw in court
criticized
US
confronted
castigated
shopped
served
exposed
complained
vituperated
named
jugged
branded
saddled
curst
cursed
laid
sweared out
processed
told on
tattled on
entrapped
disputed
appealed
scapegoated
booked
claimed
stigmatized
US
took legal action
taken legal action
criticised
UK
stigmatised
UK
peached on someone
squealed on
delated on
filed a complaint
took legal action against
taken legal action against
brought legal proceedings against
acted against
passed the buck
fitted up
brought suit against
gone to court
went to court
sought redress
blackened the name of
brought action against
brought an action
made a charge against
brought before the court
claimed damages
brought a criminal charge against
pinned it on
went to law
singled out
proceeded against
turned on the heat
gone to law
contested at law
shifted the blame
laid a guilt trip on
laid a bad trip on
brought suit
involved in litigation
made a complaint against
filed a claim
lay
taken the law on
took the law on
book
taken into custody
took into custody
more ❯
“Although he was innocent, they chose to
defame
him and ruin his reputation by spreading false accusations.”
Verb
▲
Past tense for to express disapproval of
reproached
rebuked
reprimanded
reproved
chid
chided
scolded
censured
criticised
UK
criticized
US
upbraided
admonished
chastised
berated
carpeted
castigated
lambasted
lectured
condemned
abused
blamed
blasted
discredited
flamed
rated
called down
disparaged
dissed
objurgated
rapped
reprehended
trimmed
basted
denounced
flayed
hammered
jawed
keelhauled
ragged
rowed
scored
wigged
raked
reamed
reprobated
accused
cavilled
UK
caviled
US
disgraced
dishonored
US
dishonoured
UK
jawboned
lessoned
twitted
dressed down
tongue-lashed
railed against
railed at
took to task
taken to task
tore into
torn into
told off
gave comeuppance
given comeuppance
laid on
lay on
ranted at
remonstrated with
bawled out
chewed out
expressed disapproval of
found fault with
gave a rocket
given a rocket
hauled over the coals
pulled up
rapped over the knuckles
ticked off
called to task
gave someone a rating
given someone a rating
gave someone a row
given someone a row
gave someone a wigging
given someone a wigging
gave someone some stick
given someone some stick
had a go at
pointed the finger
reamed out
tore off a strip
torn off a strip
gave a talking-to
given a talking-to
gave someone a dressing-down
given someone a dressing-down
gave someone an earful
given someone an earful
gave someone a roasting
given someone a roasting
gave someone a telling-off
given someone a telling-off
gave someone a mouthful
given someone a mouthful
gave someone a rollicking
given someone a rollicking
gave the devil
given the devil
read the riot act
gave someone what for
given someone what for
slapped someone's wrist
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Verb
▲
Past tense for to disgrace or reduce the dignity of
downgraded
degraded
demeaned
disgraced
humbled
humiliated
debased
shamed
dishonored
US
abased
dishonoured
UK
belittled
denigrated
lowered
disparaged
sank
sunk
sunken
reduced
diminished
minimised
UK
minimized
US
prostituted
took down
taken down
brought down
cast down
detracted from
Verb
▲
Past tense for to mark out as having a particular (typically negative) quality
branded
stigmatised
UK
stigmatized
US
characterised
UK
characterized
US
denounced
labelled
UK
labeled
US
discredited
categorised
UK
categorized
US
classed
classified
disgraced
exposed
marked
vilified
besmirched
described
identified
pilloried
called
named
tainted
marked out
accused of being
labelled negatively
Adjective
▲
Having been maligned or vilified
injured
maligned
vilified
blackened
denigrated
impugned
insulted
tainted
tarnished
dishonored
US
dishonoured
UK
offended
aggrieved
upset
outraged
hurt
affronted
slighted
humiliated
disrespected
disgraced
shamed
mocked
cursed
ridiculed
libeled
US
libelled
UK
reviled
slandered
in a huff
angry
annoyed
piqued
peeved
miffed
indignant
displeased
irritated
exasperated
irked
resentful
huffy
disgruntled
cross
riled
vexed
angered
aggravated
nettled
sore
narked
put out
in high dudgeon
incensed
irate
galled
wounded
ruffled
stung
provoked
tooshie
miffy
snuffy
cheesed off
teed off
hacked off
browned off
ticked off
fed up
bitter
discontented
distressed
bothered
troubled
agitated
mad
hateful
surly
sour
eggy
pained
needled
rattled
brassed off
peed off
unhappy
reproachful
anguished
stewed
defiant
worried
disappointed
grudging
not best pleased
rancorous
acrimonious
dissatisfied
embittered
spiteful
unforgiving
malcontent
enraged
livid
furious
revengeful
acrid
sullen
sulky
infuriated
huffish
wroth
frustrated
fuming
antagonized
US
butthurt
vitriolic
ill-disposed
rankled
ticked
disgusted
roiled
maddened
seething
ropeable
apoplectic
perturbed
rabid
unglued
boiling
soreheaded
dirty
ballistic
chafed
steaming
filthy
worked up
umbrageous
in a frenzy
foaming at the mouth
in a lather
up in arms
gnashing one's teeth
hot under the collar
bent out of shape
steamed up
antagonised
UK
hopping mad
beside oneself
as cross as two sticks
at daggers drawn
on the warpath
fit to be tied
disturbed
grieved
vex
snubbed
salty
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