| slander(noun, remark, disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| aspersion(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| calumny(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| defamation(slander, disparagement, vilification, muckraking) |
| libel(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| scandal(slander, disparagement, vilification, defamation, muckraking) |
| smear(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| vilification(disparagement, defamation) |
| backbiting(slander, disparagement, vilification, defamation, muckraking) |
| backstabbing(slander, disparagement, vilification, defamation, muckraking) |
| belittlement(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| black eye(expression, disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| cattiness(slander, muckraking) |
| character assassination(expression, disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| cheap shot(expression, slander, muckraking) |
| depreciation(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| detraction(slander, disparagement, vilification, defamation, muckraking) |
| dirt(disparagement, vilification, defamation) |
| dirty laundry(expression, slander, muckraking) |
| dirty linen(noun, expression, smear, slander, disparagement) |