traduced
Spoke lies against
Traduced is the past tense of traduce, meaning to speak falsely or maliciously about someone, damaging their reputation.
The word is formal and literary, stronger than merely criticizing—it implies deliberate defamation: He felt traduced by the newspaper's coverage.
Her character was traduced in anonymous pamphlets.
Damaged by false statements
- libeledDefamed in writing
- vilifiedSpoke evil of
- malignedFalsely disparaged
- smearedSpread carelessly across
defamed · besmirched · disparaged · denigrated · aspersed · blackened · tarnished · discredited
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- twistedWound around itself
- pervertedMorally corrupted or distorted
garbled · misquoted · fabricated · false accusations · manipulated · warped · misconstrued
Violated someone's trust
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- sold outNo inventory remains
- deceivedMisled into false belief
treachery · perfidy · disloyalty · breach of trust · Judas · informer · turncoat · false witness
slandered
Damaged by false statements
smeared · defamed · besmirched · disparaged · denigrated · aspersed · blackened · tarnished · discredited · reviled
misrepresented
Conveyed inaccurately or deceptively
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- falsifiedMade deliberately inaccurate
- twistedWound around itself
perverted · garbled · misquoted · fabricated · false accusations · manipulated · warped · misconstrued
betrayed
Violated someone's trust
- backstabbedTreacherously harmed by ally
- double-crossedBetrayed by supposed ally
- sold outNo inventory remains
deceived · treachery · perfidy · disloyalty · breach of trust · Judas · informer · turncoat · false witness · exposed
traducedpraised
Expressed approval of
lauded · extolled · celebrated · honored · defended