I . v. a.
1.
Defame, calumniate, vilify, scandalize, decry, reproach, malign, traduce, brand, blacken, asperse, backbite, libel, belie.
2.
Disparage, detract from.
II . n.
1.
Defamation, aspersion, detraction, calumny, backbiting, scandal, obloquy.
2.
Libel, calumny.