nnoun.communicationwords falsely spoken that damage the reputation of anotherDerivationally Related Form:slanderslanderous
Hypernyms:calumniation calumny defamation hatchet job obloquy traducement speech act
Inherited Hypernyms:slanderdefamationdisparagementdisrespectmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:slanderspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:mud
nnoun.actan abusive attack on a person's character or good nameSynset:aspersion calumny defamation denigration
Derivationally Related Form:calumniatecalumniousslanderslanderousdefamedenigrateasperse
Hypernyms:attack
Inherited Hypernyms:aspersionattackcriticismdisapprovalmessagecommunicationabstractionentity
vverb.communicationcharge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someoneSynset:asperse besmirch calumniate defame denigrate smear smirch sully
Examples:- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation
Derivationally Related Form:slandereraspersionsmirchsmeardefamatoryslanderdenigratorycalumnydenigrationdefamationdefamer
Hypernyms:accuse charge
Inherited Hypernyms:defamecharge
Direct Hyponyms:assassinatebadmouthdrag through the mudlibelmaligntraduce
Full Troponyms:assassinatebadmouthlibel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody