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Sense: Noun: defamation
Synonyms:
defamation, defaming, character assassination, smear Collocations, smearing, libel, lie Collocations, slur Collocations, insult Collocations, aspersion, badmouthing , disparagement, barefaced lie, out-and-out lie, attack Collocations, vilification, vilifying, calumny, calumniation , backbiting, blackening of sb's name, putdown
Antonyms:
praise Collocations, applause, eulogy, tribute, complement Collocations, commendation, flattery, glorification, approval Collocations, acclaim, kudos, plaudits, honor Collocations, acclaim, pat on the back
Sense: Verb: defame
Synonyms:
defame, smear Collocations, badmouth , smear sb's name, libel, tarnish sb's reputation, drag sb's name through the mud, drag sb's reputation through the mud, tell lies about, talk bad about, sling mud at , publicly attack, spread malicious gossip about, slag off , besmirch , misrepresent, smirch, calumniate, malign, defile, denigrate, asperse , sully, vilify, blacken sb's name, blacken sb's reputation, cast aspersions on, backbite, insult Collocations
Antonyms:
praise Collocations, applaud, eulogize, commend, complement Collocations, honor Collocations, flatter Collocations, laud, exalt, glorify, adulate, suck up to , stand up for, speak well of, sing sb's praises, support Collocations, aid Collocations, back Collocations, approve Collocations