DEFAMES Synonyms

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• express a negative opinion of

• a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person

• the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks

• print slanderous statements against

• evil or harmful in nature or influence

• having or exerting a malignant influence

• speak unfavorably about

• words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• (music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato

• a disparaging remark

• a blemish made by dirt

• play smoothly or legato

• speak disparagingly of; e.g., make a racial slur

• utter indistinctly

• become vague or indistinct

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• spread negative information about

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• cause to seem less serious; play down

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

• an abusive attack on a person's character or good name

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• slanderous defamation

• a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty substance

• make a smudge on; soil by smudging

• cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• a blemish made by dirt

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• smear so as to make dirty or stained

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

• United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

• French statesman (1560-1641)

• place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone