slander

[1]	defame , calumniate , disparage , slur , traduce , malign , smear , vilify , decry , libel
[2]	defame , smirch , asperse , denigrate , calumniate , smear , sully , besmirch

[1]	defamation (of character) , calumny , obloquy , misrepresentation , slur , vilification , libel
[2]	aspersion , calumny , defamation , denigration