noun
- A false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.
- synonyms: defamation, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
- An abusive attack on a person's character or good name.
- synonyms: aspersion, slander, defamation, denigration
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