2
opprobrious(adjective, offensive, rude, false, hateful)
2
pillorying(verb, slandering, shaming)
2
ridiculing(verb, shaming)
2
slander(noun, abuse, disparagement)
2
smearing(verb, slandering)
2
stigmatizing(verb, slandering, shaming)
2
sullying(verb, slandering)
1
abasing(verb, abasing)
1
abrading(verb, detracting)
1
asperser
1
aspersion(noun, abuse, slander, disparagement)
1
assailing
1
belittling(offensive, disparaging, pejorative)
1
belying
1
besmearing(verb, slandering)
1
branding
1
calumniation
1
contumelious(adjective, offensive, rude, false, untrue)
1
debunking(verb, shaming)
1
defames
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