“Muckraking can have severe consequences, as it involves intentionally tarnishing another person's reputation through the spreading of false and damaging information.”

Noun

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Rumour, gossip, or speculation

talk

gossip

hearsay

rumor^US

rumour^UK

second-hand information

secondhand information

stories^US

the word on the street

storeys^UK

rumours^UK

rumors^US

intimate intelligence

unsubstantiated information

dragging one's name through the mud

defamation of character

character assassination

unverified information

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Adjective

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Damaging to someone's reputation, especially if untrue

libellous^UK

libelous^US

libeling^US

libelling^UK

unfavorable^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

politically incorrect

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Verb

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Present participle for to make hurtful and untrue comments about

libelling^UK

libeling^US

dishonoring^US

dragging through the mud

dragging through the mire

casting aspersions on

spreading scandal about

doing a hatchet job on

running a smear campaign against

blackening someone's name

running smear campaign

bringing discredit to

bringing into disrepute

tarring and feathering

dragging someone's name through the mud

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

blackening the name of

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

showing in a bad light

putting in a bad light

bringing dishonour to

reprimanding

hitting out at

trash-talking

blackening the reputation of

doing down

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

pummelling^UK

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

reflecting negatively

writing false reports about

dressing down

spreading tales about

marking wrong

dragging name through mud

bawling out

finding fault with

telling off

raking over the coals

cutting down

damaging the reputation of

chewing out

causing to feel small

laughing off

laughing at

putting someone in their place

sullying the reputation of

making someone eat humble pie

muddying the reputation of

bringing low

making lose face

conducting a smear campaign against

vituperating against

giving someone a dressing-down

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

lowering the status of

blackening the character of

selling short

looking down on

making someone feel ashamed

injuring one's reputation

damaging one's good name

hitting where one lives

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

taking the wind out of your sails

settling someone's hash

putting out of countenance

scoring

jawing

trimming

blotting your copybook

bringing into disfavour

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

calling over the coals

hauling over the coals

shooting full of holes

throwing brickbats at

ripping up

ragging on

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Verb

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Present participle for to spread rumor or gossip

Verb

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Present participle for to study or check into thoroughly

analysing^UK

analyzing^US

conducting an enquiry into

conducting an investigation into

making enquiries about

making inquiries about

searching the evidence concerning

sifting the evidence concerning

subjecting to an examination

trying to get to the bottom of

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