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defamingnoun the making of false statements that damage another's reputationthe callous defaming of the popular actress by the unscrupulous tabloid reporter aspersing, blackening, calumniation, calumny, character assassination, defamation, libel, libeling(or libelling), maligning, slander, smearing, traducing, vilification, vilifying aspersion, innuendo, muck, mud, smearbackbiting, detractionabuse, invective, vituperationattack, censure, criticism, denunciation, hatchet jobcontempt, disdain, scornbelittlement, denigration, disparagementcattiness, despite, hatefulness, malevolence, malice, maliciousness, malignancy, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spitefulness, spleen, venom, viciousness acclaim, accolade, applause, commendation, praiseesteem, honor, respectadulation, flatteryadoration, reverence, veneration, worship defamingverbpresent participle of defameto make untrue and harmful statements aboutof course I want to win the election, but I refuse to defame my opponent in order to do so aspersing, blackening, calumniating, libeling(or libelling), maligning, slandering, smearing, traducing, vilifying belittling, denigrating, detracting, disparagingdiscrediting, disgracing, dishonoring, shamingabasing, debasing, degrading, humbling, humiliatingdisdaining, scorning exalting, glorifying, honoringacclaiming, applauding, commending, praisingesteeming, respectingadmiring, regardingadoring, revering, venerating, worshipping(also worshiping) archaicto make a claim of wrongdoing againstso the harmless old woman was defamed of witchcraft accusing, charging, criminating, impeaching, incriminating, indicting blaming, calling (on), castigating, censuring, condemning, criticizing, damning, denouncing, faulting, impugning, reproaching, reprobatingchiding, rebuking, reproving, taxingappealing, arraigning, booking, citing, summoningprosecuting, suing, tryingframing, implicating, inculpating, informing (against), naming, reportingrecriminating, retaliating absolving, acquitting, clearing, exculpating, exonerating, vindicating advocating, championing, defendingexcusing, forgiving, justifying, pardoning, remitting, shriving |