malign
verb (formal)- malign somebody/something
to say bad things about somebody/something publicly synonym slander(公开地)诽谤,毁谤,中伤 She feels she has been much maligned by the press. 她觉得她遭到了新闻界的恣意诽谤。 Those who malign him in this way are simply being dishonest. 那些以这种方式诽谤他的人简直是不诚实的。
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