iftira etmek — meaning in English

English meaning

• backbite verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
• denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
• libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
• traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.

Senses

iftira etmek is used for these senses in English:

• backbite To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
• denigrate (transitive) To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.
• traduce (transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]

backbite — full definition

1. verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
2. verb To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
3. verb To speak badly of an absent individual.

denigrate — full definition

1. verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
2. verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

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