- mudsling
- insult people, criticize other candidates
The Liberal leader lost my vote when he began mudslinging.
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George Spotton — (March 23, 1877 April 20, 1936) was a Canadian Member of Parliament between 1927 and 1935.Spotton received a Bachelor s of History from Queen s University, graduating in 1895.During World War I he briefly served in the Canadian Army (now the… … Wikipedia
deprecate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. protest, regret, disfavor, disapprove; expostulate, inveigh, or remonstrate (against). See disapprobation, dissuasion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deplore, object, expostulate, belittle; see censure ,… … English dictionary for students
malign — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. libel, slander, defame; calumniate, asperse, traduce, be smirch; backbite. See detraction, malevolence. Ant., praise. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. accuse, misrepresent, scandalize; see censure , curse 2 … English dictionary for students
slander — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scandal, aspersion, defamation, calumny, disparagement. See detraction. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. defamation, calumny, scandal, libel; see lie 1 . v. Syn. vilify, defame, calumniate, asperse, decry,… … English dictionary for students
smear — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [be]daub, besmirch, smudge; grease, anoint, defame; slander; soil, sully. See covering. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. distortion, slander, put up job*; see deception 1 , lie 1 , trick 1 . v. 1. [To… … English dictionary for students
vilify — 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… … English dictionary for students
vilification — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. defamation, slander, mudsling ing, libel, smear, criticism, verbal abuse, denunciation, *slamming, maligning, denigration, calumny, character assassination, *bad mouthing. ANT.: praising, commendation, acclaim II… … English dictionary for students
trade insults — insult each other, say rude things to each other, mudsling When the two men couldn t agree on the cause of the problem, they began trading insults … English idioms
vituperation — n 1. castigation, chastisement, scolding, chiding, upbraiding, Inf. dressing down, reprimand, admonition, lecture, expostulation, Chiefly Brit. Inf. jobation, slap in the face, Inf. rap on the knuckles; philippic, diatribe, tirade; defamation,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
bad-mouth — [v] to denigrate belittle, criticize, cut down to size*, dis*, disparage, dump on*, find fault, knock*, malign, mudsling*, pan, pooh pooh*, put down*, rap, rip, roast*, run down*, slam, slander, take a dig at*, take down a peg*, tear down*, tear… … New thesaurus
