Answer: SLANDERED

AnswerCrossword Clue
SLANDEREDDefamed
SLANDEREDDragged through the mud, so to speak
SLANDEREDWhat Mrs. Slipslop did.
SLANDEREDMaligned.
SLANDEREDLike a victim of calumny
slanderedSLANDER, to defame (to destroy the reputation of)
slanderedto utter slander against defame