blacken name

Frequency: 7.05.2 per million words

to damage someone's reputation

blackenVERB + NOUN

Categories:

name

Examples (10)

  • He accused the opposition of trying to blacken his name before the election.
  • The rival company spread false rumors to blacken our name.
  • She felt her ex-husband was deliberately blackening her name in their community.
  • His name was unfairly blackened by the media frenzy.
  • Be careful what you post online; a single mistake could blacken your name forever.
  • The historian argued that the king's name had been blackened by his successors.
  • I will not stand by and let you blacken my family's name.
  • Blackening a colleague's name is a serious ethical violation.
  • Despite their attempts to blacken his name, his supporters remained loyal.
  • Why would someone go to such lengths to blacken her name?