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defame vs drag through the mud

drag through the mud vs defame

defame and drag through the mud both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defame No No Yes No
drag through the mud No No Yes No
As verbs, drag through the mud is a hyponym of defame; that is, drag through the mud is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defame:
  • defame: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
  • drag through the mud: speak unfavorably about
Other hyponyms of defame include assassinate, libel, badmouth, malign, traduce.
defame (verb) drag through the mud (verb)
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone speak unfavorably about
Difference between defame and drag through the mud

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