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slander(noun, verb, law, bad, attack)
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defame(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
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calumniate(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
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libel(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, attack)
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smear(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
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vilify(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
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denigrate(verb, charge, ruin, slight, abuse)
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blacken(verb, ruin, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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disparage(verb, charge, bad, slight, abuse)
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traduce(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
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sully(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, taint)
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abuse(verb, charge, bad, slight, criticize)
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besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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slur(noun, verb, law, attack, ruin)
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tarnish(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
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backbite(verb, law, charge, bad, attack)
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insult(noun, verb, abuse, condemn, curse)
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smirch(verb, insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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scandalize(verb, bad, slight, criticize, crack)
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belittle(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, shock)
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