accuse+falsely
31asperse — v 1. slander, libel, traduce, calumniate, falsify, accuse falsely, misrepresent, belie, impute, insinuate; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, cast aspersions, attack; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch, besmirch, soil,… …
32backbite — v 1. defame, denigrate, vilify, vituperate, vilipend, scandalize, run down; berate, impugn, revile, blackguard, malign, gibbet, criticize, pull to pieces, Sl. do a hatchet job on, give a bad name, speak ill of, speak evil of, Sl. badmouth, gossip …
33brand — n 1. make, kind, type, sort, class, line; grade, quality. 2. trademark, stamp, label, name; symbol, sign, representation, seal, marker; identification, tab, tag, earmark; insignia, ensign, sigil, signet, badge, crest, emblem; motto, catch phrase …
34calumniate — v 1. slander, libel, impute, asperse, insinuate, traduce, falsify, accuse falsely, misrepresent, belie; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, engage in personalities; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch, besmirch, soil,… …
35defame — v 1. denigrate, vituperate, vilify, vilipend, scandalize, run down, berate, revile, malign, impugn, criticize, pull to pieces, Sl. do a hatchet job on, cut up, shred, give a bad name, speak ill of, speak evil of, gibbet, hold up to scorn, sneer… …
36derogate — v 1. discredit, disfavor, make disreputable, injure or impair the credit or reputation of; censure, reproach, inveigh against; reduce, lower, degrade, downgrade, debase, abase, vitiate; shame, disgrace, dishonor; humiliate, humble, mortify, Sl.… …
37detract — v 1. divert, deflect, shift, avert; withdraw, draw away, turn aside, turn off, turn away, diverge, swerve; (of the mind or attention) distract, sidetrack, draw off, divide. 2. belittle, disparage, demean, deprecate, derogate, deflate, decry, Inf …
38disparage — v 1. discredit, disfavor, make disreputable, injure or impair the credit or reputation of; censure, reproach, inveigh against; reduce, lower, degrade, downgrade, debase, abase, vitiate; shame, disgrace, dishonor; humiliate, humble, mortify, Sl.… …
39libel — n 1. defamation, denigration, vilification, vituperation, scandal, yellow journalism, Inf. skeleton in the closet; censure, reproach, denunciation, curse, malediction, railing, invective, commination, Archaic. exprobration; shame, disgrace,… …
40malign — v 1. slander, libel, calumniate, traduce, falsify, accuse falsely; misrepresent, belie, asperse, im pute, insinuate; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, engage in personalities; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch,… …
