defame Synonyms

calumniate slander denigrate smear sully smirch besmirch vilify asperse vilifying traduce traducing tarnish taint scandalize shame stigmatize stain slandering humiliate smearing slur slight vilipend to asperse speak ill of bad-mouth downgrade fall from grace marginalize rip up muckrake stigmatise tear apart scandalise ballyrag devalue dishonour drag through the mud badmouth run down criticize bring into disrepute ridiculize depreciate deprecate denounce demonize demean degrade