disgracing
Dragging through mud
Disgracing is bringing shame or dishonor upon someone or something.
A scandal disgraces a politician; misconduct disgraces a profession.
You can disgrace yourself through your own actions or disgrace others by association: He's disgracing the family name.
The word implies a fall from a previously respected position.
Harm another's reputation
- infamyExtreme public disgrace
- ignominyState of dishonor
- disreputeDamaged public standing
- degradationDecline in condition
tarnish · blot · blemish · opprobrium · reproach · contempt · abasement · debasement
Cause social discomfort
- mortifyCause severe embarrassment
- abashCause acute discomfort
- degradeLower in standing
- demeanLower in standing
ridicule · mock · deride · belittle · abase · humiliation · discomfit · public shaming
Creating distinctive identity
- markVisible impression or sign
- taintMake impure
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
ostracism · exclusion · pariah · outcast · blacklist · taboo · anathema · marked
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- vilifyAttack someone's reputation
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
tarnish · besmirch · malign · impugn · traduce · calumny · aspersion · defamation
Make known publicly
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- headlineNews article title
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
allegation · cover-up · investigation · downfall · revelation · leaked · sensational · resignation
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
chagrin · regret · mortification · shamefacedness · saving face · losing face · public humiliation
discredit
Harm another's reputation
degradation · tarnish · blot · blemish · opprobrium · reproach · contempt · abasement · debasement · fallen
embarrass
Cause social discomfort
demean · ridicule · mock · deride · belittle · abase · humiliation · discomfit · public shaming · exposing
branding
Creating distinctive identity
stereotype · ostracism · exclusion · pariah · outcast · blacklist · taboo · anathema · marked · shunned
slander
Spoken false defamation
denigrate · tarnish · besmirch · malign · impugn · traduce · calumny · aspersion · defamation · vilification
expose
Make known publicly
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- headlineNews article title
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
whistleblower · allegation · cover-up · investigation · downfall · revelation · leaked · sensational · resignation · outing
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- remorseGuilt for wrongdoing
- contritionRemorseful state over misdeeds
- self-reproachBlaming oneself for wrongdoing
embarrassment · chagrin · regret · mortification · shamefacedness · saving face · losing face · public humiliation
- shamingshaming, humiliating, dishonoring, degrading, demeaning
disgracinghonoring
Recognizing with respect
glorifying · exalting · aggrandizing · dignifying · ennobling
disgracingvindicating
Proving someone was correct
redeeming · rehabilitating · absolving · exonerating · sanctifying
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