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Another word for defame

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defame

v.

traduce, besmirch, malign; see slander.

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Another word for defame

verb

To make defamatory statements about:

asperse, backbite, calumniate, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. (Law) libel. Idiom: cast aspersions on. See attack, crimes, law

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If the board begins swearing at participants, counting down backward or attempting to defame a person's spiritual belief, it is being likely being controlled by a demon.
The quarrel of father and son was political only, though it is probable that the Beauforts had discussed the abdication of Henry IV., and their opponents certainly endeavoured to defame the prince.

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