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slander(noun, verb, law, bad, attack)
27
traduce(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
27
vilify(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
26
disparage(verb, bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
24
defame(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
20
libel(noun, verb, phrasal verb, law, attack)
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calumniate(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
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asperse(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
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abuse(verb, bad, attack, dismiss, slight)
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decry(verb, dismiss, slight, abuse, criticize)
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detract(verb, bad, push, slight, criticize)
13
depreciate(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, scorn)
13
revile(verb, attack, slight, abuse, criticize)
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blacken(verb, ruin, push, slight, criticize)
12
denigrate(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
12
insult(verb, push, slight, abuse, criticize)
12
slur(verb, law, attack, ruin, slight)
11
bad-mouth(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
11
discredit(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
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scandalize(verb, bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
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