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slander(noun, verb, law, bad, attack)
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defame(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
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malign(verb, adjective, law, bad, attack)
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calumniate(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
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libel(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, attack)
17
smear(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
17
vilify(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
16
denigrate(verb, charge, ruin, slight, abuse)
14
blacken(verb, ruin, criticize, insult, disgrace)
13
disparage(verb, charge, bad, slight, abuse)
13
traduce(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
12
sully(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, taint)
11
abuse(verb, charge, bad, slight, criticize)
11
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
11
slur(noun, verb, law, attack, ruin)
10
discredit(verb, ruin, criticize, condemn, blame)
10
tarnish(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
9
backbite(verb, law, charge, bad, attack)
9
insult(noun, verb, abuse, condemn, curse)
9
smirch(verb, insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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