【chǒu huà】

  1. to defame
  2. to libel
  3. to defile
  4. to smear
  5. to vilify
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. to defame
    2. This usage refers to the act of damaging someone's reputation by making false statements about them.
    He defamed my reputation at the meeting.
    This report defamed her image.
  2. to libel
    3. This refers specifically to making false statements in written form that harm someone's reputation.
    He was sued for libeling me in the article.
    She believes that the book libeled her life experiences.
  3. to defile
    4. This meaning refers to tarnishing or sullying something's purity or integrity, often in a moral context.
    These rumors defiled his reputation.
    He felt that her actions defiled their friendship.
  4. to smear
    5. This implies making false or exaggerated claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.
    The competitor tried to smear him by spreading rumors.
    During the political campaign, his opponents ran a smear campaign against him.
  5. to vilify
    6. This refers to speaking or writing about someone in an abusively disparaging manner, often to incite strong negative feelings.
    The media vilified the celebrity, causing her popularity to decline.
    During the argument, he was vilified by the other side as a villain.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to defame someone's imageto distort the factsto vilify othersto defile a stylegroundlessly smearto misrepresent an issueto distort historyto defame cultureto smear statementsto vilify a character
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