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expose(slight, stain, smear, accusation, innuendo)
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hit(noun, attack, slight, abuse, insult)
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innuendo(slight, stain, smear, accusation)
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insinuation(slight, stain, smear, accusation, innuendo)
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knock(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult)
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put-down(noun, attack, hit, slight, abuse)
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rap(hit, slight, abuse, stain, knock)
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shame(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
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slam(noun, attack, hit, slight, abuse)
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smirch(spot, stain, blemish, imperfection, blot)
2
smudge(spot, stain, blemish, imperfection, blot)
2
stricture(slight, stain, smear)
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zinger(attack, slight, insult, stain, smear)
1
abasement(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
1
abuse(noun, hit, slight, scorn, spot)
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backbiting(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult)
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backstabbing(noun, insult, slur, offense, slander)
1
bad name(noun, expression, slight, abuse, spot)
1
badge of infamy(expression, idiom)
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baseness(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
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