Word "ASPERSE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
Synonyms:
besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully

Crossword Clues for ASPERSE

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Bad-mouth New York Times 08 Jul 2025
Bad-mouth Wall Street Journal 07 Jun 2025
Bad-mouth Newsday 11 May 2025
Charge falsely or with malicious intent (7)
Bad mouth , revile or run
How to slander that donkey of a peer
Defame, at a press gathering, the English (7)
Following regulars to sue for slander (7) The Guardian Cryptic 25 Oct 2024
Falsely accuse those introducing asylum seekers essentially The Telegraph Toughie 24 Oct 2024
Say bad things about someone
Because, per se, it means "to defame"
Spread false rumours in serpent language (7)
Say mean things about Commuter 15 Aug 2024
Denigrate through insinuation (SEES RAP anagram) (7)
Make false accusations when blue The Times Cryptic 28 May 2024
Because, per se, it does mean "to defame"
Accuse falsely, according to some heartlessly
Malign cold-blooded sort with Gaelic language (7)
Slander, according to some, lacking substance (7)
Calumniate a bookie to the old Irish (7)
Slander when winnings heard (7)
Shakespearean killer with tongue for slander (7)
Shakespearean killer with tongue for slander The Guardian Cryptic 06 Mar 2024
A spree in South Australia is the reason for such slandering (7)
They slander me in a press release in the east
Attack the integrity of Premier Sunday 04 Feb 2024
Make false accusations in case, losing case essentially
Falsely attack Wall Street Journal 09 Dec 2023
Jasper seems to have a way to slander people
Malign Thomas Joseph 21 Feb 2023
Slander from venomous creature, Irish
Put down or badmouth Family Time 05 Sep 2021
Malign New York Times 02 Jun 2021
Make false accusations when blue The Telegraph Toughie 06 Nov 2020
Malign Thomas Joseph 24 Oct 2020
Shakespeare's slander?
Throw shade at USA Today 22 Nov 2019
Speak ill of
Speak ill of New York Times 18 Nov 2019
Criticise cast not taking sides, essentially
Sling mud at USA Today 27 Apr 2018
Sling mud at
Slander – talk ultimately coming from nasty speakers
Bad-mouth LA Times Daily 18 Jun 2017
Bad-mouth The Washington Post 18 Jun 2017
Charge falsely Universal 20 Feb 2017
Charge falsely
Bad-mouth
Vilify Premier Sunday 04 Dec 2016
Sling mud at The Washington Post 28 Aug 2016
Cast maligning remarks at LA Times Daily 27 Jun 2016
Sully a southern leader intrinsically
Slander according to senior engineer
Cast maligning remarks at
Slander The Telegraph Quick 24 Sep 2015
When soft language is used to denigrate
Slander in A Bug's Life? Pixar films' executive ultimately seizing power
Malign when by itself
Like, essentially, to spread malicious rumours
Impugn
Bad-mouth
Cast slander at
Slander
Bad-mouth
Bad-mouth
Sling mud at
Slander
Sling mud at
Attack with evil reports
Sully
Disparage
Defame
Sling mud at
Sling mud at
Defame
Bad-mouth
Slander
Spread false charges against
Bad-mouth
Slander
Denigrate
Slander
Put down
Put down
Slander
Calumniate
Take potshots at
Smear
Denigrate through insinuation
Malign
Put down
Badmouth
Malign
Badmouth
Malign
Besmirch
Spread slander
Drag through the mud
Sling mud
Slander
Slander
Baptize
Calumniate
Traduce
Slander.
Traduce.
Discredit.
Calumniate.
Blacken one's reputation.
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