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libeling(abuse, scorn, slander, disparagement)
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maligning(abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
3
minimization(attack, show, abuse, smear)
3
scurrility(abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
depletion
2
diminution(reduction, withdrawal, removal)
2
discredit(shame, disgrace, dishonor)
2
disesteem(abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
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hit(slight, abuse, insult, knock)
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innuendo(abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
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lessening
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pejorative(abuse, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
2
scold(verb, protest)
2
shame(disgrace, dishonor)
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shrinkage
2
slam(hit, slight, abuse, insult)
2
vituperation(hit, slight, abuse, knock)
1
abasement(criticism, disparagement, maliciousness)
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abatement
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black eye(expression, hit, slight, abuse)
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