libel Synonyms

mudslinging taint stigmatize smirch smear slur slight slanderous slandering slander scandal revile reviling quinine obloquy misrepresentation misrepresent tarnish traduce bad-mouth libellous tear down muckrake scandalise character assassination dishonour drag through the mud badmouth dirty laundry run down vituperation vilipend vilify vilification traducement miscall malign defamation decry contumely calumny calumniation calumniate blacken besmirch besmear belittle backbiting backbite aspersion