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slight(noun, slur, slander)
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slime(noun, insult, slur, offense, slander)
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slur(noun, slight, insult, offense, slander)
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smear(noun, hit, slight, abuse, insult)
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smear campaign(noun, expression, abuse, slander, disparagement)
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sour grapes
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sycophancy
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tall story(expression, deception, lie, dishonesty, deceit)
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traducing(noun, abuse, scorn, slander, disparagement)
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underestimation(slander, underestimation, muckraking)
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abase
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abate
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accusation(slight, slur, slander)
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accuse
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allay
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allegation
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animadversion(hit, slight, abuse, knock, slur)
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asperse
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asperser
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aspersing
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