Synonyms|108Antonyms|0|Broader|6Narrower|0Related|2
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defamation(noun, expression, law, attack, slander)
6
denigration(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
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assassination
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calumny(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
4
detraction(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
4
name-calling(noun, smear, reputation, blackening)
4
scandal(noun, expression, law, attack, lying)
4
smear campaign(noun, expression, smear, attempt, reputation)
4
vilification(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
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slander(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
3
blackwash
3
calumniation(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
3
dirty politics(noun, expression, smear, reputation, blackening)
3
muckraking(noun, smear, reputation, disparagement, vilification)
3
smear(noun, insult, lying, slur, offense)
2
aspersion(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
2
attack(noun, censure, criticism, slander)
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backbiting(noun, insult, slur, offense, criticism)
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backstabbing(noun, insult, slur, offense, slander)
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belittlement(noun, scorn, insult, slur, offense)
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