unflatter

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unflatter

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From un- + flatter.

verb unflatters · unflattering · unflattered

transitive To show or display in a bad light; to portray unfavorably. Well, sith thy truth unflatters me, I will believe it truth.
Similar: besmirch, denigrate, diss, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmear, bewray, blacken · Opposite: flatter, brush up to, collogue, flatterize, glaver, gloze, jolly, lay it on thick, make fair weather, palaver, preen, puff

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@misc{unflatter_2026,
  title = {unflatter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unflatter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}