malign
verb [T often passive] /məˈlaɪn/Definition
› to say false and unpleasant things about someone or to unfairly criticize them: She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers. Much-maligned for their derivative style, the band are nevertheless enduringly popular.Damaging reputationDisapproving and criticizingDisapproving and criticizingDamaging reputation
(Definition of malign verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- besmirch verb
- black mark noun
- blacken verb (SPOIL)
- blot your copybook idiom
- calumny noun
- drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
- give a dog a bad name idiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
- impugn verb
- libel noun
- scurrilous adjective
- show someone in a bad light idiom
- slander noun
- slander verb
- slur noun (CRITICISM)
- slur verb (CRITICIZE)
- smear noun (ACCUSING)
- smear verb (ACCUSE)
- stab noun
- sully verb
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