libel

[1]	defame , vilify , denigrate , denounce , deprecate , depreciate , belittle , disparage , derogate , disgrace , dishonour , shame , humiliate , mortify
[2]	slander , calumniate , lie about , misrepresent , asperse , insinuate , slur , smear , malign , stain , blacken , discredit , besmirch , stigmatize , traduce , vilify , (Rare) vilipend , (Colloq) (Mainly US) bad-mouth

[1]	defamation , vilification , denigration , denunciation , deprecation , depreciation , belittlement , disparagement , derogation , disgrace , ill repute , dishonour , obloquy , shame , humiliation , mortification
[2]	slander , calumny , lie , falsehood , prevarication , untruth , misrepresentation , aspersion , innuendo , insinuation , slur , smear , blot , stain , smirch , stigma