Synonyms and antonyms of Damage to someone's reputation in American Thesaurus

injury (noun)

legal harm done to your reputation, career, or feelings by someone or something

discredit (noun)

harm that is done to someone’s reputation

smear (noun)

an attempt to damage someone’s reputation by telling lies about them

slander (noun)

something bad that you say about someone that is not true and may damage their reputation

ignominy (noun)

formal a situation where you feel embarrassed and lose other people’s respect

smear campaign (noun)

a series of attempts to damage someone’s reputation by telling lies about them

character assassination (noun)

the deliberate and unfair destruction of someone’s reputation

under a cloud ()

with your reputation damaged because you may have done something wrong

a stain on someone’s character/reputation etc. ()

something bad that someone has done that spoils their reputation

loss of face ()

the state of no longer being respected by people because of something that you have done

a blot on something ()

something that spoils someone’s reputation, or spoils the appearance of something

black eye (noun)

Americanmainly journalism something that affects the reputation of a person or organization in a negative way

black mark (noun)

something you have done that affects your reputation in a bad way

blemish (noun)

a mistake or dishonest action that spoils someone’s reputation or career

bruising (noun)

damage to someone’s reputation or confidence

calumny (noun)

very formal a comment about someone that is not fair or true and is intended to damage their reputation

custard pie (noun)

a deliberate attempt to make someone feel embarrassed, or make people laugh at them in public

dirt (noun)

informal information about someone that could damage their reputation if people knew about it

discredit (noun)

someone or something that causes a loss of respect

disgrace (noun)

the loss of other people’s respect because of something bad that you have done

dishonor (noun)

formal the fact that people no longer respect you because of something bad you have been involved in

dishonour ()

the British spelling of dishonor

disrepute (noun)

formal a situation in which people have no respect for someone or something

fall from grace/favor ()

an occasion when you lose the respect or approval of other people

give a dog a bad name ()

used for saying that once someone has a bad reputation, people will blame them for everything

mudslinging (noun)

the practice of saying things publicly that are intended to harm someone’s reputation

mud sticks ()

used for saying that people will believe the bad things said about someone, even if they are not true

obloquy (noun)

very formal loss of other people’s respect

slur (noun)

a remark that is intended to insult someone or to damage their reputation

taint (noun)

the appearance of being connected with something bad or wrong