56 entries under abuse topic. ×

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lie(noun, insult, story, slur)
4
ridicule(noun, scorn, protest, disdain)
4
traducement(noun, expression, law, attack)
4
wrong(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
3
backstabbing(noun, shame, insult, disgrace)
3
knock(noun, verb, hit, slight)
3
libeling(noun, scorn, slander, disparagement)
3
maligning(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
3
minimization(noun, attack, show, smear)
3
scurrility(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
disesteem(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
hit(noun, slight, insult, knock)
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innuendo(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
pejorative(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
slam(noun, hit, slight, insult)
2
vituperation(noun, hit, slight, knock)
1
black eye(noun, expression, hit, slight)
1
gossip(shame, lie, disgrace, dishonor)
1
insinuation(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
1
muckraking(noun, smear, slander, disparagement)
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