speak+ill+of
101miscweðan — sv/t5 3rd pres miscwiðeþ past miscwæþ/miscwǽdon ptp miscweden to speak ill, curse; speak incorrectly …
102yfelcwedolian — wv/i2 to speak evil, to speak ill of, curse …
103depreciate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. disparage, derogate, discredit, belittle, cheapen, slump, fall, rundown (inf.), knock (sl.). See detraction, cheapness, decrease. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To decline in value or quantity] Syn. devalue,… …
104asperse — v 1. slander, libel, traduce, calumniate, falsify, accuse falsely, misrepresent, belie, impute, insinuate; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, cast aspersions, attack; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch, besmirch, soil,… …
105assassinate — v 1. kill, slay, morganize, poison, do to death, liquidate, blot or wipe out, put an end to, get rid of, do away with, put away, put out of the way, silence, dispatch, finish, finish off, do for, fix, settle, lay [s.o.] out, lay [s.o.] low, Inf.… …
106backbite — v 1. defame, denigrate, vilify, vituperate, vilipend, scandalize, run down; berate, impugn, revile, blackguard, malign, gibbet, criticize, pull to pieces, Sl. do a hatchet job on, give a bad name, speak ill of, speak evil of, Sl. badmouth, gossip …
107berate — v 1. scold, chide, tongue lash, rate, harangue, rant, curse, execrate, imprecate, anathematize; upbraid, objurgate, excoriate, lambaste, flay, fulminate against; castigate, chastise, berate, censure, criticize, reproach, rebuke, reprove, Inf.… …
108calumniate — v 1. slander, libel, impute, asperse, insinuate, traduce, falsify, accuse falsely, misrepresent, belie; injure, abuse, assail, stab, insult, backbite, Sl. badmouth, engage in personalities; slur, sully, defile, smear, smirch, besmirch, soil,… …
109defame — v 1. denigrate, vituperate, vilify, vilipend, scandalize, run down, berate, revile, malign, impugn, criticize, pull to pieces, Sl. do a hatchet job on, cut up, shred, give a bad name, speak ill of, speak evil of, gibbet, hold up to scorn, sneer… …
110derogate — v 1. discredit, disfavor, make disreputable, injure or impair the credit or reputation of; censure, reproach, inveigh against; reduce, lower, degrade, downgrade, debase, abase, vitiate; shame, disgrace, dishonor; humiliate, humble, mortify, Sl.… …
