14
backbite(verb, law, bad, attack, negative)
14
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
14
insult(noun, verb, upset, communication, hurt)
14
scandalize(verb, bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
13
blacken(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, push)
11
detract(verb, bad, push, slight, criticize)
10
smirch(verb, insult, slur, malign, remark)
10
decry(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight, abuse)
10
detraction(noun, expression, law, attack, hit)
10
obloquy(noun, hit, slight, abuse, scorn)
10
disgrace(noun, verb, state, dull, hurt)
9
dishonor(noun, verb, upset, ruin, oppose)
9
revile(verb, upset, slight, abuse, criticize)
9
bad-mouth(verb, bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
9
belittle(verb, dismiss, slight, abuse, criticize)
9
denigration(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
9
depreciate(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, scorn)
8
attack(noun, verb, charge, slight, abuse)
8
dob
8
misrepresentation(noun, lie, falsehood, remark, disparagement)
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