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To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.
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- To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way.
- To speak slightingly of; show disrespect for; belittle
- To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.
The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
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- The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
- The utterance of a false statement that harms the reputation of another. Although most state laws require that a defamatory statement be made with knowledge of its falsehood, in some jurisdictions a cause of action exists for negligent defamation. Libel (involving a written false statement, including statements transmitted on the Internet) and slander (spoken, as opposed to written, false statements), are both forms of defamation. The utterance of a false statement that harms the reputation of another. Although most state laws require that a defamatory statement be made with knowledge of its falsehood, in some jurisdictions a cause of action exists for negligent defamation. Libel (involving a written false statement, including statements transmitted on the Internet) and slander (spoken, as opposed to written, false statements), are both forms of defamation.
- A defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel
A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander. A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander.
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- A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander. A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander.
- A false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
- A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
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- Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
- Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
- A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:
In ecclesiastical law and formerly in maritime law, a written statement containing the plaintiff's grievances; initial pleading
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- In ecclesiastical law and formerly in maritime law, a written statement containing the plaintiff's grievances; initial pleading
- The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
- Any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to public ridicule, hatred, or contempt or to injure a person's reputation
To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; calumniate; revile; defame
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- To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; calumniate; revile; defame
- To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism.
(Archaic) To bring infamy on; disgrace
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- (Archaic) To bring infamy on; disgrace
- To damage the reputation, character, or good name of (someone) by slander or libel.
- To attack or injure the reputation or honor of by false and malicious statements; malign, slander, or libel
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
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- To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
- To spread false and harmful statements about; slander
To spread false or damaging accusations or insinuations against (someone).
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- To spread false or damaging accusations or insinuations against (someone).
- To spread false or damaging charges against; slander
- To sprinkle, especially with holy water.
To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.
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- To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.
- To fail to uphold; disregard or violate:
- To say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify
To give an unflattering or damaging picture of
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- To give an unflattering or damaging picture of
- To bring suit against by presenting a libel
- To publish or broadcast a libel about (a person).
To profane or sully
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- To profane or sully
- To profane or sully (a reputation, for example).
- To march in single file or in files or columns.
To take or draw away
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- To take or draw away
- To draw or take away; divert:
- To reduce the value, importance, or quality of something. Often used with from :
To make seem less important; belittle; disparage
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- To make seem less important; belittle; disparage
- To think or speak of as being of little worth; belittle.
- To write off an expenditure for (a tangible asset) by prorating over a certain period, usually the estimated useful life of the asset.
To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate.
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- To assail with scornful or abusive language; vituperate.
- To use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names
- US spelling of dishonour.
- To bring shame or discredit upon; disgrace
- To refuse to pay a claim embodied in a written document, such as a check or other negotiable instrument, when presented; to treat disrespectfully an object considered to have a public or sacred nature, such as a flag. To refuse to pay a claim embodied in a written document, such as a check or other negotiable instrument, when presented; to treat disrespectfully an object considered to have a public or sacred nature, such as a flag.
To speak blasphemy.
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- To speak blasphemy.
- To speak of (God or a sacred entity) in an irreverent, impious manner.
- To curse or revile
To swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
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- To swear at; use profane, blasphemous, or obscene language against
- To bring evil upon; afflict:
- To utter a curse or curses; swear; blaspheme
To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
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- To use force against in order to harm; start a fight with; strike out at with physical or military force; assault
- To set upon with violent force.
- To start work on with purpose and vigor:
To defile; taint:
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- To defile; taint:
- (Obs.) To become sullied
- French politician. As chief minister to Henry IV, he replenished the treasury and encouraged agriculture and industry.
To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt:
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- To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt:
- To detract from or spoil:
- To lose luster; become discolored:
To make dirty; soil
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- To make dirty; soil
- To stain; sully:
- To bring dishonor to; sully
(Archaic) To blacken
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- (Archaic) To blacken
- To disparage; belittle:
- To attack the character or reputation of; speak ill of; defame:
To make dirty or discolor as by smearing or staining with grime
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- To make dirty or discolor as by smearing or staining with grime
- To soil, stain, or dirty with or as if with a smearing agent:
- To sully or dishonor (a reputation, good name, etc.)
To become blotted, soaked up, or absorbed.
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- To become blotted, soaked up, or absorbed.
- To remove or block from personal memory or public remembrance. Often used with out :
- To bring moral disgrace to:
To offend the moral sensibilities of:
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- To offend the moral sensibilities of:
- To shock or outrage the moral feelings of; offend by some improper or unconventional conduct; shock
- (Nautical) To reduce the area and efficiency of a sail by expedient means (e.g. slacking the peak and tricing up the tack) without properly reefing, thus slowing boat speed.
To cause to seem little or smaller than something else:
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- To cause to seem little or smaller than something else:
- To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is.
- To represent or speak of as unimportant or contemptible:
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
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- To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
- To speak maliciously about (an absent person); slander
To lower oneself; lose face
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- To lower oneself; lose face
- (Archaic) To take (a part or quality) away from something so as to impair it
- To deviate from a standard or expectation; go astray:
To hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc.
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- To hurt or damage by slander, libel, etc.
- To coat (fish or meat, for example) with pepper and other spices and then quickly sear in a very hot skillet, thereby producing meat that is black on the outside but tender on the inside.
- To become dark or black:
To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
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- To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
- To speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce
To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
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- To state untruthfully; misrepresent.
- To tell falsehoods; lie
- To declare or prove to be false.
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To cover or hide with or as if with a coat of plaster:
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- To cover or hide with or as if with a coat of plaster:
- To affix conspicuously, usually with a paste:
- (Informal) To affect or strike with force
To bring from concealment; disclose.
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- To bring from concealment; disclose.
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A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
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- A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
- The act of slandering or libeling; defaming.
- A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo
A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
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- A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.
A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander. A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander.
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- A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander. A false and malicious statement about someone that is intended to injure his or her reputation. See also obloquy, defamation, and slander.
- A false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
- A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.
The malicious denunciation or slandering of another person, especially as part of an effort to ruin the reputation of a public figure.
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- The malicious denunciation or slandering of another person, especially as part of an effort to ruin the reputation of a public figure.
The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
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- The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
- The utterance of a false statement that harms the reputation of another. Although most state laws require that a defamatory statement be made with knowledge of its falsehood, in some jurisdictions a cause of action exists for negligent defamation. Libel (involving a written false statement, including statements transmitted on the Internet) and slander (spoken, as opposed to written, false statements), are both forms of defamation. The utterance of a false statement that harms the reputation of another. Although most state laws require that a defamatory statement be made with knowledge of its falsehood, in some jurisdictions a cause of action exists for negligent defamation. Libel (involving a written false statement, including statements transmitted on the Internet) and slander (spoken, as opposed to written, false statements), are both forms of defamation.
- A defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel
A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement:
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- A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement:
- The act of detracting or taking away.
- A malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander
Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
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- Damage to reputation or character caused by public disclosure of immoral or grossly improper behavior; disgrace.
- Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
- A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:
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In ecclesiastical law and formerly in maritime law, a written statement containing the plaintiff's grievances; initial pleading
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- In ecclesiastical law and formerly in maritime law, a written statement containing the plaintiff's grievances; initial pleading
- The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
- Any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to public ridicule, hatred, or contempt or to injure a person's reputation
To sprinkle, especially with holy water.
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- To sprinkle, especially with holy water.
- To spread false or damaging charges against; slander
- To slander or libel; defame.
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
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- To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).
- To speak maliciously about (an absent person); slander
To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
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- To make maliciously or knowingly false statements about.
- To spread false and harmful statements about; slander
(Archaic) To bring infamy on; disgrace
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- (Archaic) To bring infamy on; disgrace
- To damage the reputation, character, or good name of (someone) by slander or libel.
- To attack or injure the reputation or honor of by false and malicious statements; malign, slander, or libel
To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
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- To make evil, harmful, and often untrue statements about (someone).
- To speak evil of; defame; slander; traduce
To mark (notes) with a slur
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- To mark (notes) with a slur
- (Music) To sing or play (different and successive notes) by gliding from one to another without a break
- To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration.
To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.
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- To make false or malicious statements about (someone) in order to cause humiliation or disgrace.
- To say untrue or malicious things about; defame; slander; vilify
- To fail to uphold; disregard or violate:
To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; calumniate; revile; defame
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- To use abusive or slanderous language about or of; calumniate; revile; defame
- To attack the reputation of (a person or thing) with strong or abusive criticism.
To give an unflattering or damaging picture of
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- To give an unflattering or damaging picture of
- To bring suit against by presenting a libel
- To publish or broadcast a libel about (a person).
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