defame Synonyms

slander calumniate vilify besmirch denigrate smear smirch sully asperse smearing slight slandering slur shame scandalize ridiculize revile pillory misrepresent miscall malign stain stigmatize speak ill of bad-mouth drag through the mud badmouth run down criticize to asperse vilipend blaspheme vilifying traduce traducing tarnish taint bring into disrepute libel lampoon denounce demonize demean degrade defaming defamation decry condemn censure blacken