8
backbiting(noun, verb, abuse, scorn, censure)
7
disparagement(noun, abuse, scorn, shame, lie)
7
libel(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
7
outrage(noun, evil, shame, case, disgrace)
7
smear(noun, disregard, spot, confusion, stain)
7
tale(noun, abuse, report, scorn, censure)
6
rumour(noun, calumny)
6
degradation(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
6
malicious gossip(noun, expression, idiom)
6
rumor(noun, verb, information, report, shame)
6
slur(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
6
stigma(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
6
talk(noun, disgrace, dishonor, embarrassment, chatter)
5
abuse(verb, bad, slight, scorn, spot)
5
asperse(verb, bad, negative, say)
5
calumniation(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
5
depreciation(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
5
embarrassment(noun, verb, confusion, shame, disgrace)
5
notoriety(noun, disregard, evil, report, spot)
5
report(noun, information, talk, account, chatter)
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