blackenverb defame, sully calumniateverb to make hurtful untrue statements denigrateverb to criticise so as to besmirch disparageverb to dishonor by a comparison malignverb slander or traduce; to make defamatory statements about traduceverb to malign by making malicious and false or defamatory statements vilifyverb say defamatory things about; to speak ill of vilipendverb to express a disparaging opinion of |