Slander, calumny, evil-speaking; blame, reproof, reproach.

public lying, slander.

Evil-speaking, calumny; blasphemy; reproach, blame.

Evil-speaking, calumny, slander, insult; an instance of this. Also: desecration.

The utterance or dissemination of false statements or reports concerning a person, or malicious misrepresentation of his actions, in order to defame…

Malicious and damaging statements made against a person; slander. Also: an example of this; a slanderous statement.

Defamation.

Common talk, rumour, report. Also: slander. Obsolete.

Slander, scandal.

Slander, defamation, insult; an insult, a slanderous or vilifying remark. Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use).

Evil speaking, defamation, slander. Obsolete.

The utterance of slander(s).

The action of bite, v. in its various senses.

The action of defame, v.; defamation; an act of this.

figurative. Foul or obscene language; coarse abuse or vilification. Formerly also: †an instance of this.

= missaw, n. 1.

Verbal abuse directed against a person or thing; detraction, calumny, slander. Formerly (also): †an abusive or calumnious speech or utterance (obs…

Abuse, obloquy, slander; (also) an instance of this.

Bearing of false witness or false presentments; slander, defamation. (Cf. juror, n. 2.)

The action of impugning a person's good name or reputation; the action or fact of denigrating or disparaging someone. Also: an instance of this.

Defamation, calumny; slander, libel. Also: an instance of this. Now archaic or nonstandard.

The action of deprave, v. in various senses.

The action of attacking or damaging a person's reputation; libel or slander; = defamation, n. 2.

Intentionally hurtful or offensive speech or words; reviling, insult, calumny; a taunt, an affront. Obsolete.

Vilification, defamation, detraction, back-biting, calumny. Obsolete.

Reviling, slander; the condition of being reviled or slandered. Obsolete.

Contemptuous or insulting language; scurrility, abuse. Also: a verbal insult.

Insult, reviling, calumniation.

The action of holding up to infamy; the spreading of an ill report; defamation.

Railing, calumniation.

Calumniating.

The action of calumniating; slandering; malicious detraction.

Contemptuous or insulting language; reviling, scurrility. Formerly also: a verbal insult.

False and malicious misrepresentation of the words or actions of others, calculated to injure their reputation; libellous detraction, slander.

The slandering or libelling of another person; defamation, calumniation. Obsolete.

Evil-doing, injuring, harming; speaking ill.

The action of scandalize, v.1 in various senses.

Evil speaking.

figurative. Imputation of disgrace; defamation.

The utterance of disgraceful imputations; defamatory talk. Now often playfully in milder sense, talk that is concerned with the faults or foibles…

The action or an act of traducing someone or something; defamation, slander, calumny.

Detraction, slander.

Scandal, controversy, fuss. Frequently with about. Cf. sense 6.

The opposite of fame; disrepute, reproach; defamation.

The trade or occupation of an informer; calumnious accusation, tale-bearing. Now only in Ancient Greek History: see sycophant, n. 1.

The action of casting damaging imputations, false and injurious charges, or unjust insinuations; calumniation, defamation.

Evil report, report to any one's prejudice.

Detraction; derogatory speech, slander.

The action of slandering or defaming. Obsolete.

The action of vilifying by means of abusive language; reviling; an instance of this.

Defamation. Obsolete. rare.

gen. Slander, evil speaking, defamation. Obsolete.

The action or an act of traducing or defaming someone or something; defamation, slander, calumny, traducement.

The action of slandering or defaming. (Now gerundial.)

Railing, calumniation. Obsolete.

Aspersion. (Now mostly gerundial.)

gen. The action expressed by the verb to blow, v.1

(see sense 1b).

The action of maligning or slandering. rare.

The exchange of insults or abuse; spec. the use of criticisms and accusations, esp. unjust ones, to damage the reputation of an opponent.

(literal) the throwing of mud; (usually) (figurative) = mud-slinging, n.

figurative. Blackening of character, defamation.

= mud-slinging, n.

Blackening of character, disparagement.

The act of maligning someone or something.

an actionable falsehood, a false statement claimed to have caused damage to the plaintiff in respect of his office, profession, trade or…

An instance of mud-slinging.

The action of bad-mouth, v.; (verbal) abuse or criticism, malicious gossip.

Evil or slanderous talk; malicious gossip; severe criticism or disparagement.

= trash talk, n.