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37
slander(noun, verb, expression, law, upset)
24
smear(noun, verb, ruin, hit, push)
22
defame(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
22
slur(noun, verb, law, upset, charge)
22
vilify(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
19
traduce(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
17
calumniate(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
14
insult(noun, verb, upset, communication, hurt)
13
denigrate(verb, ruin, push, slight, abuse)
12
asperse(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
11
disparage(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, shock)
10
abuse(noun, verb, upset, attack, hurt)
10
blacken(verb, ruin, push, slight, criticize)
9
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
9
revile(verb, upset, slight, abuse, criticize)
8
bad-mouth(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
8
blot(noun, verb, push, slight, shame)
8
tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, law, attack)
7
backbite(verb, law, attack, disparage, belittle)
7
belittle(verb, slight, abuse, shock, insult)
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