en:asperse • besmirch • calumniate • defame • denigrate • slander • smear • smirch • sullyen

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  • v.
    ⦿charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
    lexical concept
  • The article in the paper sullied my reputation
  • The journalists have defamed me!

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Lexical context

wn:part of speech
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verb
∴ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:defame
  2. enl:slander
  3. enl:smirch
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skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:labelasperse • besmirch • calumniate • defame • denigrate • slander • smear • smirch • sully