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What is another word for blacken someone's name?

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Verb

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

drag through the mud

drag through the mire

cast aspersions on

give a bad name

spread scandal about

do a hatchet job on

tell lies about

run a smear campaign against

run smear campaign

sully someone's reputation

defame someone's character

give a black eye

write false reports about

spread tales about

drag someone's name through the mud

drag name through mud

drag someone's name through the mire

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

sully someone's name

spread lies about

injure the reputation of

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

blacken someone's character

bring into disrepute

reflect badly on

bring shame upon

put in a bad light

show in a bad light

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring discredit to

tar and feather

rip up and down

blacken the name of

inveigh against

sully the reputation of

cut to the quick

fulminate against

throw brickbats at

blacken the reputation of

conduct a smear campaign against

take down a peg

hit where one lives

find fault with

blacken the character of

cut down to size

drag through mud

cast aspersions

vituperate against

give a bad name to

put someone in their place

make someone eat crow

take down a peg or two

cause to lose face

kick in the teeth

slap in the face

injure one's reputation

damage one's good name

criticize unfairly

give offence to

cause offence to

treat disrespectfully

hurt somebody's feelings

step on one's toes

put your back up

make somebody's hackles rise

ruffle one's feathers

raise your hackles

give the cold shoulder

read the riot act

give someone a dressing-down

tear a strip off

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