5
riled(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
sad(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
sorrowful(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
unfulfilled(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
vexed(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
5
vilified(verb, shamed, slandered)
4
besmirched(verb, slandered)
4
calumniated(verb, slandered)
4
traduced(verb, slandered)
3
blackened(verb, adjective, slandered)
3
denigrated(verb, slandered)
3
detracted(verb, slandered, detracted)
3
dishonored(verb, shamed, abased, slandered)
3
disparaged(verb, detracted)
3
libelled
3
scandalized(verb, shamed, slandered)
3
shamed(verb, shamed, abased, slandered)
3
sullied(verb, slandered)
2
aggrieved(adjective, upset, sorrow, melancholy, sadness)
2
aspersed
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