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smear(noun, verb, cover, attack, hurt)
26
sully(verb, cover, attack, hurt, mark)
24
blacken(verb, attack, hurt, slight, criticize)
23
soil(noun, verb, cover, attack, hurt)
23
tarnish(verb, cover, attack, hurt, mark)
23
stain(noun, verb, cover, attack, hurt)
20
defile(noun, verb, cover, hurt, slight)
20
smirch(verb, dirty, corrupt, disparage, blemish)
17
dirty(verb, cover, attack, hurt, mark)
17
taint(noun, verb, cover, attack, mark)
14
calumniate(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
14
defame(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
14
disgrace(verb, hurt, slight, spoil, shame)
14
foul(verb, hurt, disorder, ruin, catch)
14
slander(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
13
denigrate(verb, attack, slight, criticize, clean)
12
asperse(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
12
discredit(verb, hurt, slight, spoil, shame)
12
stigmatize(verb, hurt, spoil, shame, insult)
11
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