4
besmearing(noun, abuse, deterioration, trash, contamination)
4
polluting(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
4
soiling(noun, abuse, deterioration, trash, contamination)
4
sullying(verb, slandering, dirtying)
4
tarnishing(verb, slandering, dirtying)
3
befouling
3
defiling(verb, dirtying)
3
dirtying(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
3
smearing(verb, slandering, dirtying)
3
smirching
2
begriming
2
blackening(verb, slandering)
2
fouling(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
2
pollution(noun, contamination, smog, dirtiness, effluence)
2
smudging(verb, dirtying)
2
staining(noun, dirtying)
2
tainting(noun, verb, abuse, deterioration, trash)
1
adulteration(noun, abuse, contamination, smog, dirtiness)
1
aspersing
1
bedaubing
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