Synset:besmirch calumniate defame denigrate slander 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