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asperse collapse

scandalize collapse

trivialize collapse: make trivial or insignificant; "Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!"

tear down collapse

defame collapse: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

deprecate collapse: belittle; "The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts"; express strong disapproval of; deplore

besmirch collapse

ink collapse: dark protective fluid ejected into the water by cuttlefish and other cephalopods; a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing; fill with ink; "ink a pen"; append one's signature to; "They inked the contract"

slander collapse: words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

belittle collapse

hold in contempt collapse

bespatter collapse

revile collapse

sully collapse: French statesman (1560-1641); United States painter (born in England) of portraits and historical scenes (1783-1872)

vilify collapse: spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

befoul collapse

libel collapse: the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

scandal collapse: disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people; a disgraceful event

murk collapse: make dark, dim, or gloomy

soot collapse: coat with soot

smirch collapse: smear so as to make dirty or stained

blacken collapse: make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

malign collapse: evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

smudge collapse: a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"; a smoky fire to drive away insects

downgrade collapse: the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends; rate lower; lower in value or esteem

darken collapse: make dark or darker; "darken a room"; become dark or darker; "The sky darkened"; tarnish or stain; "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"; become or make darker; "The screen darkened"; "He darkened the colors by adding brown"

depreciate collapse: lose in value; "The dollar depreciated again"; lower the value of something; "The Fed depreciated the dollar once again"

tarnish collapse: discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically; "The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air"; "Her reputation was sullied after the affair with a married man"

stigmatize collapse: mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"; to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful; "He denounced the government action"; "She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock"

disdain collapse

flout collapse

disparage collapse: express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

blotch collapse: an irregularly shaped spot

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