4
disparagement(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, shame)
4
infamy(shame, disgrace, dishonor, defamation)
4
abuse(noun, hit, slight, censure, lie)
4
animadversion(hit, slight, abuse, censure, stain)
4
character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, law, attack)
4
depreciation(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
4
innuendo(noun, slight, abuse, stain, smear)
4
insinuation(noun, slight, abuse, stain, smear)
4
opprobrium(noun, censure, shame, insult, disgrace)
4
scurrility(abuse, slander, disparagement, detraction)
4
stain(noun, slight, smear, accusation, innuendo)
4
stigma(noun, slight, stain, smear, accusation)
4
stricture(slight, stain, smear, accusation, innuendo)
3
hatchet job(noun, expression, idiom)
3
affront(noun, slight, stain, smear)
3
attack(noun, censure, assault, criticism, condemnation)
3
contumely(noun, scorn, censure, blame, lie)
3
invective(hit, slight, abuse, censure, lie)
3
put-down(noun, hit, slight, abuse, scorn)
3
reproach(noun, slight, scorn, censure, shame)
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