defame
[verb]
Synonyms: slander, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), cast aspersions on, denigrate, discredit, disparage, knock (informal), libel, malign, smear

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Antonyms: laud, puff
Contrasted words: applaud, commend, compliment, exalt, magnify, back, champion, support, uphold
Related Idioms: cast a slur on, throw mud at
Related Words: belie, misrepresent

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de‧fame /dɪˈfeɪm/ verb [transitive]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: deffamer, from Latin fama; ⇒ fame]
to write or say bad or untrue things about someone or something, so that people will have a bad opinion of them
—defamatory /dɪˈfæmətəri $ -tɔːri/ adjective

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