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- nounslanderous defamation• Syn: ↑smear, ↑vilification• Hypernyms: ↑defamation, ↑calumny, ↑calumniation, ↑obloquy, ↑traducement, ↑hatchet job
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badmouth — verb speak unfavorably about She badmouths her husband everywhere • Syn: ↑malign, ↑traduce, ↑drag through the mud • Derivationally related forms: ↑traducement (for: ↑traduce) … Useful english dictionary
calumniation — noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone s words or actions • Syn: ↑defamation, ↑calumny, ↑obloquy, ↑traducement, ↑hatchet job • Derivationally related forms: ↑traduce (for … Useful english dictionary
defamation — noun 1. an abusive attack on a person s character or good name • Syn: ↑aspersion, ↑calumny, ↑slander, ↑denigration • Derivationally related forms: ↑denigrate (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
drag through the mud — verb speak unfavorably about (Freq. 1) She badmouths her husband everywhere • Syn: ↑badmouth, ↑malign, ↑traduce • Derivationally related forms: ↑traducement (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hatchet job — noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone s words or actions • Syn: ↑defamation, ↑calumny, ↑calumniation, ↑obloquy, ↑traducement • Derivationally related forms: ↑traduce (for … Useful english dictionary
traducement — noun a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone s words or actions • Syn: ↑defamation, ↑calumny, ↑calumniation, ↑obloquy, ↑hatchet job • Derivationally related forms: ↑traduce, ↑calumnious … Useful english dictionary
