5
defamation(noun, attack)
4
calumniation(noun, attack)
3
calumny
3
traducement
2
obloquy
1
barbarous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
burlesque
1
callous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
compassionless(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
cutthroat(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
dirty politics(noun, expression, smear, blackening)
1
dirty pool(noun, expression, smear, blackening)
1
dirty tricks(noun, expression, smear, blackening)
1
dog-eat-dog(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
fierce(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
gratuitous(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
grim(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
hard(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
hardhearted(adjective, mean, severe, harsh, cruel)
1
harsh(adjective, mean, severe, cruel, pitiless)
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