| reproach(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot) |
| smear campaign(noun, expression, abuse, attempt, slander) |
| belittling(scorn, disparagement, vilification) |
| blackening |
| blot |
| castigation(noun, abuse, censure, blame, curse) |
| criticism(noun, slight, abuse, censure, blame) |
| defaming(scorn, disparagement, vilification) |
| defilement |
| derision(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot) |
| dishonor(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot) |
| gossip(noun, abuse, talk, lie, disgrace) |
| hit(noun, slight, abuse, insult, knock) |
| ill repute(noun, expression, slight, abuse, scorn) |
| knock(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult) |
| libeling(abuse, scorn, slander, disparagement, vilification) |
| maligning(abuse, slander, disparagement) |
| misrepresentation(noun, lie, falsehood, slander, disparagement) |
| muckraking(abuse, slander, disparagement, vilification) |
| name-calling(noun, slander, exposure, libel, invective) |