Castigate and Slander

Castigate

Castigate verb - To criticize harshly and usually publicly.
Usage example: a newspaper editorial castigating the city council for approving the project in the first place

Slander and castigate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slander" instead a verb "Castigate".

Nearby Word: castigating

Slander

Slander verb - To make untrue and harmful statements about.

Castigate and slander are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Castigate" instead a verb "Slander".

Common collocations

people castigate people slander people
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