1. (verb) speak unfavorably about

• drag through the mud
• malign
• traduce

1. (verb) speak unfavorably about

• asperse
• besmirch
• calumniate
• defame
• denigrate
• slander
• smear
• smirch
• sully

1. (verb) speak unfavorably about

• backbiter
• backbiter
• defamer
• defamer
• libeler
• libeler
• maligner
• maligner
• slanderer
• slanderer
• traducer
• traducer
• vilifier
• vilifier
• calumniation
• calumny
• defamation
• hatchet job
• obloquy
• traducement
• malignment
• smear
• vilification