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Verb
S:
(v)
minimize
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belittle
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denigrate
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derogate
(cause to seem less serious; play down)
"Don't belittle his influence"
S:
(v)
defame
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slander
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smirch
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asperse
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denigrate
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calumniate
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smear
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sully
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besmirch
(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"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
calumniatory
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calumnious
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defamatory
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denigrative
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denigrating
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denigratory
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libellous
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libelous
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slanderous
((used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign)