4
defamation
4
smear(noun, praise, attempt, blackening)
4
calumny
4
smear campaign(noun, expression, idiom, praise, smear)
3
denigration
3
aspersion
3
vilification
2
character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, reputation)
2
dirty pool(noun, expression, idiom, conduct, smear)
2
libel
2
slander
2
blackening(noun, smear)
2
dirty politics(noun, expression, smear, trickery, conjuration)
2
muckraking(noun, smear, blackening)
2
name-calling(noun, smear, blackening)
2
revilement
2
whispering campaign
1
backbiting(noun, adjective)
1
calumniation
1
scandal
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