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slur(noun, slight, blame, insult, stain)
23
slander(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
21
calumny(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
20
obloquy(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, censure)
19
defamation(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
19
libel(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
17
smear(noun, verb, slight, insult, suggestion)
14
blot(noun, verb, slight, stain, smear)
13
detraction(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
13
scandal(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
11
denigration(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
10
innuendo(noun, slight, abuse, suggestion, stain)
10
vilification(noun, expression, law, attack, slight)
9
disgrace(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, censure)
9
disparagement(noun, cut, hit, slight, abuse)
9
reflection(noun, slight, blame, expose, insult)
9
smirch
8
abuse(noun, slight, scorn, censure, shame)
8
blame(noun, scorn, censure, lie, ridicule)
8
censure(noun, cut, hit, scorn, blame)
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