Thesaurus / calumniate
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Young men there are who behind our backs calumniate us and before us kiss our hands, with a base smile begging kind looks from us!
THE REIGN OF GREEDJOSE RIZALThe hired advocate may calumniate as he will, but he can show no collusion or connivance on your part.
THE KNIGHT OF GWYNNE, VOL. II (OF II)CHARLES JAMES LEVERThe imbeciles are not content to calumniate, to persecute, to make wretched the artist in his lifetime.
THE SECRET GLORYARTHUR MACHENCalumniate a human being in youth—adulate that being in age;—what has been the interval?
NIGHT AND MORNING, COMPLETEEDWARD BULWER-LYTTONBut what would become of "bad tongues" in this world if there were not generous natures to calumniate and vilify?
SIR JASPER CAREWCHARLES JAMES LEVERHe has crowned the outrage of this debate by venturing to rise here and calumniate me.
CHARLES SUMNER; HIS COMPLETE WORKS, VOLUME 5 (OF 20)CHARLES SUMNEROur bigots, who calumniate the world, have said a hundred times, that your religion succeeded only because it was wholly sensual.
A PHILOSOPHICAL DICTIONARY, VOLUME 10 (OF 10)FRANOIS-MARIE AROUET (AKA VOLTAIRE)If the vice-governatore could drink her liquor, what mariner would henceforth dare calumniate it!
THE WING-AND-WINGJ. FENIMORE COOPERHe speaks to calumniate thinkers, and to warn the faithful against the discoveries of science.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT G. INGERSOLL, VOL. 6 (OF 12)ROBERT G. INGERSOLLYes, what would be his judgment of those who in public preaching clinch and claw, attack and calumniate each other?
EPISTLE SERMONS, VOL. IIMARTIN LUTHERWORDS RELATED TO CALUMNIATE
- abuse
- asperse
- attack
- calumniate
- censure
- clamor against
- condemn
- contemn
- decry
- defame
- denigrate
- denounce
- deprecate
- deride
- derogate
- detract
- discount
- discountenance
- discredit
- disgrace
- disparage
- dispraise
- fault
- find fault with
- humble
- knock
- look down on
- lower
- malign
- minimize
- put down
- rap
- revile
- roast
- run down
- scoff at
- scorn
- slam
- slander
- slight
- slur
- smear
- sneer at
- spurn
- take down a peg
- traduce
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- abuse
- accuse
- asperse
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- befoul
- besmirch
- bespatter
- blacken
- calumniate
- cast aspersions
- curse
- decry
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dirty
- disparage
- harm
- injure
- insult
- misrepresent
- mudsling
- opprobriate
- pollute
- rap
- revile
- roast
- run down
- scandalize
- slur
- smear
- soil
- spatter
- speak ill of
- stain
- sully
- taint
- take a swipe at
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- villainize
- vituperate
- asperse
- assail
- attack
- backbite
- bad-mouth
- belie
- belittle
- besmirch
- blacken name
- blaspheme
- blister
- blot
- calumniate
- cast a slur on
- curse
- damage
- decry
- defame
- defile
- denigrate
- depreciate
- derogate
- detract
- dishonor
- disparage
- give a bad name
- hit
- hurt
- injure
- libel
- malign
- muckrake
- pan
- plaster
- revile
- roast
- run smear campaign
- scandalize
- scorch
- slam
- sling mud
- slur
- smear
- smirch
- sneer
- strumpet
- sully
- tarnish
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- asperses
- assails
- attacks
- backbites
- bad-mouths
- belies
- belittles
- besmirches
- blacken name
- blasphemes
- blisters
- blots
- calumniates
- casts a slur on
- curses
- damages
- decries
- defames
- defiles
- denigrates
- depreciates
- derogates
- detracts
- dishonors
- disparages
- gives a bad name
- hits
- hurts
- injures
- libels
- maligns
- muckrakes
- pans
- plasters
- reviles
- roasts
- runs smear campaign
- scandalizes
- scorches
- slams
- slings mud
- slurs
- smears
- smirches
- sneers
- strumpets
- sullies
- tarnishes
- tears down
- traduces
- vilifies
- blacken
- blemish
- blister
- blot
- blow off
- brand
- calumniate
- cap
- chop
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- defame
- denigrate
- detract
- discredit
- disgrace
- dump on
- give a black eye
- hit where one lives
- insinuate
- kick in the teeth
- libel
- malign
- miff
- offend
- push
- put down
- reproach
- roast
- scorch
- skin alive
- slander
- slap in the face
- slight
- smear
- snub
- spatter
- stain
- tear down
- traduce
- vilify
- zing
- blackened
- blemished
- blew off
- blistered
- blotted
- branded
- calumniated
- capped
- chopped
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- defamed
- denigrated
- detracted
- discredited
- disgraced
- dumped on
- gave a black eye
- hit where one lived
- insinuated
- kicked in the teeth
- libelled
- maligned
- miffed
- offended
- pushed
- put down
- reproached
- roasted
- scorched
- skin alive
- slandered
- slapped in the face
- slighted
- smeared
- snubbed
- spattered
- stained
- tore down
- traduced
- vilified
- zinged
- blackening
- blemishing
- blistering
- blotting
- blowing off
- branding
- calumniating
- capping
- chopping
- cutting to the quick
- cutting up
- defaming
- denigrating
- detracting
- discrediting
- disgracing
- dumping on
- giving a black eye
- hitting where one living
- insinuating
- kicking in the teeth
- libelling
- maligning
- miffing
- offending
- pushing
- putting down
- reproaching
- roasting
- scorching
- skin alive
- slandering
- slapping in the face
- slighting
- smearing
- snubbing
- spattering
- staining
- tearing down
- traducing
- vilifying
- zinging
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