| character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, law, attack) |
| curse(noun, verb, upset, slight, abuse) |
| demonize |
| deprecation(noun, abuse, scorn, disparagement, vilification) |
| hurt(noun, verb, dull, cut, wrong) |
| lampoon(shock, outrage, horrify, detraction) |
| minimize(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, lower) |
| muckrake(verb, insult, slur, malign, remark) |
| shame(noun, verb, slight, abuse, scorn) |
| backstabbing(noun, abuse, scorn, censure, shame) |
| bad-mouthing(verb, bad, abuse, censure, blame) |
| befoul(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, criticize) |
| besmear |
| blur(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot) |
| contemn(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| criticize(verb, upset, meet, attack, oppose) |
| harm(noun, verb, dull, hurt, wrong) |
| hit(noun, verb, ruin, slight, abuse) |
| impeach(charge, attack, blame, fault, indict) |
| injury(noun, hurt, wrong, slight, damage) |