slur

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. slight, disparage, calumniate, traduce, asperse; skim, skip, gloss over; ignore; elide. See disrepute, neglect.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [Stain]

Syn. blot, smear, blemish; see stain .

2. [Aspersion]

Syn. stigma, reproach, exposé; see accusation 2 .

v.

1. [To discredit]

Syn. cast aspersions on, disparage, slander; see accuse .

2. [To pronounce indistinctly]

Syn. blur, garble, mumble, mispronounce, drop words, drop sounds, hurry over; see also say .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

smear, *black eye, insult, blot, aspersion, slander, innuendo, insinuation, affront, *dig, stigma.

ANT.: compliment, praise, commendation

II

v.

1. slander insult, smear, *give a black eye, cast aspersions, insinuate, affront, *dig, stigmatize, blot, blemish one's name, sully, disparage.

2. mispronounce garble, get tongue-tied.

ANT.: 1. compliment, praise, commend. 2. enunciate

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb To make defamatory statements about: asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law: libel. Idiom: cast aspersions on. See ATTACK, CRIMES, LAW. II noun An implied criticism: reflection, reproach. See PRAISE.