43 entries under abuse topic. ×

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detraction(noun, slander, disparagement, misrepresentation)
4
libeling(verb, slander, disparagement, scornful)
3
calumny(noun, slander, disparagement)
3
vilification(noun, slander, disparagement)
2
backbiting(false, immoral, shocking, untrue)
2
defamation(noun, slander, disparagement)
2
libel(noun, slander, disparagement)
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slander(noun, disparagement)
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aspersion(noun, slander, disparagement)
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denigration(noun, slander, disparagement)
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obloquy(slander, disparagement)
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pejorative(offensive, false, untrue, injurious)
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revilement(slander, disparagement)
1
scandal(noun, slander, disparagement)
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scurrility(slander, disparagement)
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vituperation(slander, disparagement)
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backstabbing(slander, disparagement)
0
belittlement(slander, disparagement)
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damage(slander, disparagement)
0
deprecation(slander, disparagement)
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APASmart Define. (2015). maligning thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/maligning/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "maligning thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/maligning/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, maligning thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/maligning/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "maligning thesaurus" 10 April 2015. Web. 20 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/maligning/thesaurus/synonyms>