3
scandalous(adjective, disreputable)
3
slanderous(offensive, unpleasant, immoral, shocking, untrue)
3
uncomplimentary(adjective, offensive, damaging, disparaging, hurtful)
2
abating
2
belittling(adjective, sharp, offensive, demanding, cutting)
2
calumnious(offensive, unpleasant, immoral, shocking, untrue)
2
cynical(adjective, sharp, negative, demanding, cutting)
2
decreasing
2
demeaning(verb, adjective, sharp, offensive, demanding)
2
deprecatory(offensive, disparaging, derogatory, detraction, unflattering)
2
derisive
2
discounting
2
discrediting(verb, slandering)
2
dishonoring(verb, offensive, disparaging, pejorative, slandering)
2
lowering(adjective, sharp, demanding, cutting, unfavorable)
2
minimizing(verb, adjective, offensive, disparaging, pejorative)
2
ridiculing(verb, protesting)
2
scandalizing(verb, slandering)
2
slandering(verb, slandering)
2
traducing(verb, adjective, slandering)
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