smear
/smir/ verb damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander. “someone was trying to smear her by faking letters” synonyms: sully, tarnish, besmirch, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, damage, defame, discredit, defile, vilify, malign, slander, libel, stigmatize, calumniate, what Anna Kasparian and Emma Vigeland do for…