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vilify(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
25
calumniate(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
25
disparage(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
25
smear(verb, dull, hurt, sound, ruin)
23
slander(noun, verb, law, dull, attack)
22
libel(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack, ruin)
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denigrate(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
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traduce(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
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asperse(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
18
sully(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
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disgrace(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
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blacken(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, push)
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decry(verb, sound, oppose, dismiss, slight)
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slur(verb, law, attack, ruin, oppose)
15
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
15
depreciate(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, scorn)
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tarnish(verb, dull, slight, criticize, shame)
12
revile(verb, sound, slight, abuse, criticize)
11
detract(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
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insult(verb, sound, push, slight, criticize)
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