| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abase | to reduce in prestige or rank; to humble or degrade |
| aspersion | the act of costing false and injurious charges |
| assall | to violently attack physically or verbally |
| befoul | to speak poorly of; to make something seem dirty |
| belittle | to cause one to feel small or unimportant |
| besmirch | to dishonor; to soil |
| calumnlate | to issue untrue statements about; to misrepresent |
| debase | to lower a person's character, status, or quality; to degrade |
| decry | to censure or openly express strong disapproval |
| defamation | slander; harm to one's reputation |
| degraded | reduced far below accepted moral standards; humiliated |
| demean | to degrade; to lower one's dignity |
| denigrate | to undermine the importance or integrity of |
| ignominious | characterized by shame or dishonor; deserving of disgrace |
| ignominy | dishonor; humiliation; disgrace |
| impute | to lay blame or responsibility for something on someone, often unjustly |
| slanderous | having to do with speaking falsely about someone to damage the person's reputation |
| traduce | to slander or falsely blame; to expose to shame |
| vilify | to slander; to speak evil of |
| vituperative | consisting of abusive verbal comments |
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