5
condemnation(insult, disapproval, disapprobation, denigration)
5
disgrace(noun, shame, dishonor)
4
affront(noun, insult)
4
damage(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
decrease(noun, reduction, withdrawal, removal)
4
disapproval
4
harm(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
hurt(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
indignity(noun, shame, disgrace, dishonor)
4
injury(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
injustice(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
lie(noun, abuse, insult, story, slur)
4
petty criticism(noun, expression, idiom)
4
ridicule(noun, abuse, scorn, protest, disdain)
4
traducement(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
4
wrong(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
3
backstabbing(noun, abuse, shame, insult, disgrace)
3
blame(verb, disapprobation)
3
character assassination(noun, expression, law, attack, scorn)
3
denunciation(slight, slur, slander, disapprobation)
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