5
sin(noun, break, hit, wrong, evil)
5
tittle-tattle(verb, bad, negative, say)
5
traducement(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
5
turpitude(noun, verb, slight, abuse, scorn)
4
backbite(verb, bad, negative, say)
4
blemish(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
4
denigration(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
4
eavesdropping(noun, verb, shame, disgrace, dishonor)
4
humiliation(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
4
news(noun, information, release, report, belief)
4
scandalize(verb, bad, negative, say)
4
scuttlebutt(noun, report, talk, chatter, news)
4
taint(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
3
backstabbing(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
3
belittlement(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame)
3
black mark
3
blot(noun, disregard, spot, confusion, stain)
3
bruit(report, claim, story, news)
3
buzz(noun, speech, talk, stir, commotion)
3
calumniate
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