29
malign(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
26
disparage(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
24
defame(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
23
slander(noun, verb, law, attack, ruin)
20
revile(verb, attack, sound, slight, abuse)
19
denounce(verb, attack, slight, abuse, criticize)
19
libel(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack, ruin)
19
traduce(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
18
calumniate(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
17
criticize(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, scorn)
17
smear(verb, attack, sound, ruin, oppose)
16
asperse(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
16
decry(verb, attack, sound, oppose, dismiss)
16
denigrate(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
16
vituperate(verb, attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
15
deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight, criticize)
15
discredit(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
14
blacken(verb, ruin, push, slight, criticize)
13
abuse(verb, attack, sound, dismiss, slight)
13
slur(verb, law, attack, ruin, oppose)
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