3
reproach(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
3
smear campaign(noun, expression, abuse, attempt, slander)
2
belittling(scorn, disparagement, vilification)
2
blackening
2
blot
2
castigation(noun, abuse, censure, blame, curse)
2
criticism(noun, slight, abuse, censure, blame)
2
defaming(scorn, disparagement, vilification)
2
defilement
2
derision(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
2
dishonor(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
2
gossip(noun, abuse, talk, lie, disgrace)
2
hit(noun, slight, abuse, insult, knock)
2
ill repute(noun, expression, slight, abuse, scorn)
2
knock(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult)
2
libeling(abuse, scorn, slander, disparagement, vilification)
2
maligning(abuse, slander, disparagement)
2
misrepresentation(noun, lie, falsehood, slander, disparagement)
2
muckraking(abuse, slander, disparagement, vilification)
2
name-calling(noun, slander, exposure, libel, invective)
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