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slander(noun, verb, law, upset)
20
defamation(noun, law, attack, hit)
17
aspersion(noun, law, attack, slight)
17
calumny(noun, law, attack, hit)
15
vilification(noun, law, attack, slight)
13
denigration(noun, law, attack, abuse)
9
detraction(noun, law, attack, hit)
9
scandal(noun, law, attack, abuse)
8
tear down(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack)
6
calumniation(noun, law, attack, scorn)
5
traducement(noun, law, attack, abuse)
4
run down(verb, phrasal verb, abuse, criticize)
3
cast aspersions on(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, law)
3
character assassination(noun, idiom, law, attack)
2
give a black eye(verb, idiom, ruin, push)
2
speak ill of(verb, idiom, phrasal verb, disparage)
1
bad mouth(verb, disparage, degrade, belittle)
1
bill of complaint
1
black eye(noun, hit, slight, abuse)
1
blacken name(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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