believe, reputation, repute

besmirch, malign, embarrass, smear, demonize, marginalize, vilify, denigrate, defame, belittle, intimidate, impugn, undermine, mislead, insinuate, debunk, refute, tarnish, humiliate, rebut, implicate, politicize, subvert, blacken, destabilize, misinform, portray, exculpate, incriminate, demean, disparage, suborn, slander, exonerate, sully, disprove, hoodwink, vindicate, legitimize, deceive, expose, witch hunt, curry favor, inculpate, unseat, mischaracterize, undercut, sensationalize, unmask, demoralize, dirty tricks, obfuscate, manipulate, embarass, destroy, persecute, suppress, sabotage, ingratiate, distract, oust, bamboozle, delude, conceal, coopt, emasculate, communalise, taint, quash, legitimatize, dupe, downplay, misguide, perjuring, demonizing, depose, confuse, convince, obstruct, neutralize, deflect, foment, misdirect, distort, dispel, corroborate, defang, accuse, blackball, assassinate, buttress, criticize, substantiate, frighten, frustrate, demythologize, disorganise, castigate, impeach, crucify, scandalise, topple, disgrace, disrepute, odium, detriment, dishonour, embarrassment, opprobrium, jeopardy, discouragement, danger, ignominy, discomfiture, dishonor, obloquy, satisfaction, demoralization, want, disfavor, disquietude, estrangement

distrust, doubt, mistrust, suspect

blot, calumniatory, calumnious, clean, compromising, cross-examination, damaging, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, dirty tricks, discreditable, libellous, libelous, negative, plot, slanderous, smear, smirch, spot, stain, whispering campaign

brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, find fault with, ignore, pick at, push aside, reject

disbelieve