malign
I
verb
abuse, anathematize, asperse, attack, attack the reputation of, besmirch, blaspheme, bring into discredit, calumniate, cast a slur upon, cast aspersions, curse, decry, defame, defile, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, derogate, disesteem, dishonor, dishonor by false reports, disparage, dispraise, falsify, fulminate against, impugn, libel, revile, ridicule, slander, slur, smear, smirch, speak evil of, speak ill of, spread an evil report, stain ones reputation, traduce, vilify, vilipend, vituperate
II
index
bait (harass), brand (stigmatize), cold-blooded, complain (criticize), contemn, cruel, damage, decry, defame, denigrate, denounce (condemn), depreciate, derogate, destructive, disapprove (condemn), disastrous, discommend, discredit, dishonor (deprive of honor), disoblige, disparage, harass, harmful, humiliate, ill use, lessen, lethal, libel, malevolent, malignant, misrepresent, mistreat, outrageous, pernicious, pestilent, pillory, reproach, ruthless, sinister, smear, spiteful, stain, sully, toxic, unfavorable, vicious, virulent
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006