52 entries under expression topic. ×

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slander(noun, law, attack, hit)
20
aspersion(noun, law, attack, slight)
18
libel(noun, law, attack, hit)
17
calumny(noun, law, attack, hit)
17
denigration(noun, law, attack, abuse)
16
vilification(noun, law, attack, slight)
15
scandal(noun, law, attack, slight)
13
detraction(noun, law, attack, slight)
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traducement(noun, law, attack, abuse)
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calumniation(noun, law, attack, abuse)
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character assassination(noun, idiom, law, attack)
6
hatchet job(noun, idiom, attack, slander)
3
smear campaign(noun, abuse, attempt, slander)
2
ill repute(noun, slight, abuse, scorn)
1
back-fence talk(talk, chatter, news, buzz)
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black eye(noun, hit, slight, abuse)
1
cheap shot(noun, insult, offense, slander)
1
defamation of character
1
dirty laundry(noun, chatter, news, buzz)
1
dirty linen(talk, disgrace, chatter, news)
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