libelled in English
verb
1
defame (someone) by publishing a libel.
she alleged the magazine had libeled her
synonyms:defamemalignslanderblacken someone's namesully someone's reputationspeak ill/evil oftraducesmearcast aspersions ondrag someone's name through the mudbesmirchtarnishtainttell lies aboutstainimpugn someone's character/integrityvilifydenigratedisparagerun downstigmatizediscreditslurdisbad-mouthderogatecalumniate
2
(in admiralty and ecclesiastical law) bring a suit against (someone).
verb
defamemalignslanderblacken someone's namesully someone's reputationspeak ill/evil oftraducesmearcast aspersions ondrag someone's name through the mudbesmirchtarnishtainttell lies aboutstainimpugn someone's character/integrityvilifydenigratedisparagerun downstigmatizediscreditslurdisbad-mouthderogatecalumniate
Use "libelled" in a sentence
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1. 15 The newspaper which libelled him had already offered compensation.
2. 26 Those who were libelled in the Fanzine may feel less aggrieved knowing it was for a good cause.