Slander
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

SLUR
A blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"

TALE
A trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

HURT
The act of damaging something or someone

DIRT
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

5 letters

DECRY
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

BLACK
(board games) the darker pieces

BELIE
Represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

ABUSE
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

ABASE
Cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"

LIBEL
Print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"

SMEAR
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

SULLY
French statesman (1560-1641)

6 letters

SMIRCH
An act that brings discredit to the person who does it; "he made a huge blot on his copybook"

VILIFY
Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

MALIGN
Evil or harmful in nature or influence; "prompted by malign motives"; "believed in witches and malign spirits"; "gave him a malign look"; "a malign lesion"

DEFAME
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

INSULT
A deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"

TIDBIT
A small tasty bit of food

REVILE
Spread negative information about; "The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews"

INJURE
Cause damage or affect negatively; "Our business was hurt by the new competition"

DAMAGE
Any harm or injury resulting from a violation of a legal right

BEFOUL
Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"

ATTACK
An offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

ASSAIL
Attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"

7 letters

WHOPPER
Something especially big or impressive of its kind

TARNISH
Discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation

SLANDER
An abusive attack on a person's character or good name

SCANDAL
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

OBLOQUY
A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

IMPEACH
Challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

BLACKEN
Make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"

CALUMNY

TRADUCE
Speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

ASPERSE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

CALUMNY
An abusive attack on a person's character or good name

8 letters

BESMIRCH
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

TEARDOWN
Tear down so as to make flat with the ground; "The building was levelled"

STRUMPET
A woman adulterer

ROORBACK

MUCKRAKE
Explore and expose misconduct and scandals concerning public figures; "This reporter was well-known for his muckraking"

DISHONOR
A state of shame or disgrace; "he was resigned to a life of dishonor"

BACKBITE
Say mean things

9 letters

THEBIGLIE

DISPARAGE
Express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"

DISHONOUR
Lacking honor or integrity

DISCREDIT
Damage the reputation of; "This newspaper story discredits the politicians"

CATTINESS
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

BLACKWASH
A wash that colors a surface black

BESPATTER
Spot, splash, or soil; "The baby spattered the bib with food"

DENIGRATE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

ASPERSION
The act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)

10 letters

DEFAMATION
An abusive attack on a person's character or good name

CALUMNIATE
Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

ASPERSIONS

BACKBITING

SYCOPHANCY
Fawning obsequiousness

STIGMATIZE
Mark with a stigma or stigmata; "They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress"

SCANDALIZE
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

SCANDALISE
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"

MUCKRAKING
The exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)

DETRACTION
The act of discrediting or detracting from someone's reputation (especially by slander); "let it be no detraction from his merits to say he is plainspoken"

BITCHINESS
Malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty

11 letters

TRADUCEMENT
A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

MALEDICTION
The act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult); "he suffered the imprecations of the mob"

JUICYMORSEL

DETRACTFROM

DENIGRATION
The act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)

12 letters

EVILSPEAKING

VILIFICATION
Slanderous defamation

OUTANDOUTLIE

MONSTROUSLIE

GOSSIPCOLUMN

DEPRECIATION
A decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"

CALUMNIATION
A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions

BELITTLEMENT

BAREFACEDLIE

BACKSTABBING

13 letters

DISPARAGEMENT
The act of speaking contemptuously of

CONSUMMATELIE

15 letters

MALICIOUSGOSSIP
Disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

16 letters

SCANDALMONGERING
Typical of tabloids; "sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal"; "yellow press"

17 letters

MISREPRESENTATION
A willful perversion of facts

18 letters

WHISPERINGCAMPAIGN
The organized dissemination of derogatory rumors designed to discredit a candidate

19 letters

DEFAMATIONOFCHARACT

21 letters

CHARACTERASSASSINATIO