Synonyms: drag through the mud, traduce, malign, badmouth
Definition: speak unfavorably about
Usage: She badmouths her husband everywhere
Similar words: sully, defame, denigrate, calumniate, besmirch, asperse, slander, smear, smirch
Definition: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Usage: The journalists have defamed me! The article in the paper sullied my reputation