traducing
Speaking ill falsely
Traducing is speaking falsely or maliciously about someone to damage their reputation.
The word carries a formal, literary tone and implies deliberate slander rather than casual gossip: They spent the campaign traducing their opponent's character.
To traduce someone is to betray them through defamatory speech.
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
smear · aspersion · denigration · disparagement · maligning · backbiting · character assassination · mudslinging
Attack someone's reputation
- malignAttack someone's reputation
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
decry · deprecate · derogate · impugn · calumniate · diminish · demean · run down
slander
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
vilification · smear · aspersion · denigration · disparagement · maligning · backbiting · character assassination · mudslinging · obloquy
vilify
Attack someone's reputation
belittle · decry · deprecate · derogate · impugn · calumniate · diminish · demean · run down · badmouth
disgrace
Loss of honor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- tarnishOxidation discoloration on metal
besmirch · blacken · stigmatize · sully · stain · debase · degrade · humiliate · dishonor · disrepute
misrepresent
Depict inaccurately or falsely
pervert · warp · misstate · misquote · misreport · misconstrue · garble · skew · color · exaggerate
traducingpraising
Voicing admiration
lauding · extolling · commending · eulogizing · glorifying
traducingvindicating
Proving someone was correct
defending · clearing · exonerating · championing · vouching for
introduce, introduction, introduced, introducing, detractor, detract, introduces, traduce, detraction