23
defame(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
22
slander(noun, verb, law, attack, ruin)
20
malign(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
20
smear(verb, sound, ruin, push, slight)
18
vilify(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
16
asperse(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
16
libel(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack, ruin)
15
blacken(verb, ruin, push, slight, criticize)
14
denigrate(verb, ruin, push, slight, abuse)
13
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
13
sully(verb, disparage, belittle, taint, slander)
13
traduce(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
12
decry(verb, sound, slight, criticize, shock)
12
slur(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
10
abuse(noun, verb, attack, sound, slight)
10
discredit(verb, ruin, push, slight, criticize)
10
disparage(verb, slight, criticize, shock, condemn)
10
revile(verb, sound, slight, abuse, criticize)
10
scandalize(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, crack)
10
stigmatize(verb, insult, slander, libel)
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