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41defame — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. traduce, vilify, revile, calumniate, asperse, abuse, malign, slander. See disrepute, detraction. Ant., praise, extol. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. traduce, besmirch, malign; see slander . III (Roget s 3 …
42detraction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Disparagement Nouns 1. detraction, derogation, disparagement, dispraise, depreciation, disvaluation, vilification, obloquy, scurrility, scandal, defamation, aspersion, traducement, slander, calumny, evil …
43libel — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. defamation, calumniation, aspersion. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. calumny, slander, lying; see lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [LYE bul] published statements… …
44scandalize — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. insult, defame, calumniate, stigmatize; horrify, shock, appall, outrage. See disapprobation, wrong. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. calumniate, detract, defame, traduce, backbite, vilify, revile, malign,… …
45slur — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. slight, disparage, calumniate, traduce, asperse; skim, skip, gloss over; ignore; elide. See disrepute, neglect. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Stain] Syn. blot, smear, blemish; see stain . 2. [Aspersion]… …
46tear down — I raze, wreck, demolish; dismantle. See destruction. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. raze, level, flatten, bulldoze, demolish, dismantle, destroy, pull down, wreck. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To pull down or break up so that… …
47traduce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. slander, calumniate, vilify, defame, asperse, malign, disparage. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defame, libel, vilify, betray; see slander . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. vilify, defame,… …
48vilify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. vilipend, revile, calumniate, traduce, slander, libel, defame, decry, belittle, slur. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. defame, revile, denounce; see censure , slander . III (Roget s 3… …
49stab in the back — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. double cross, deceive, undercut, turn traitor; see betray 1 , trick . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. backstabbing, betrayal, treachery, *doublecross, Judas kiss. II v. backstab, betray, *double cross, backbite, sell out …
50backstab — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. backbite, attack, smear, slander, *sell down the river, betray, *play Judas, *doublecross …
