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Verb Concept

defame slander smirch asperse denigrate

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" WordNet 3.0

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Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone "The article in the paper sullied my reputation" WordNet 3.0

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone Open English WordNet

To attack falsely or with malicious intent the good name and reputation of someone. OmegaWiki

To falsely or maliciously charge another; to slander. Wiktionary

To falsely charge another. Wiktionary (translation)

To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation. Wiktionary

To levy a false charge against, especially of a vague offense, with the intent to damage someone's reputation or standing. Wiktionary

To harm the reputation of; to smear or slander. Wiktionary

The journalists have defamed me! WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The article in the paper sullied my reputation Open English WordNet

The newspaper was on a campaign to besmirch the actor. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch

Wiktionary

asperse, besmirch, calumniate, smirch

OmegaWiki

asperse, calumniate, defame, denigrate, depreciate, derogate, slander

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