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libel(noun, verb, expression, phrasal verb, law)
28
defame(verb, law, dull, attack, hurt)
28
vilify(verb, law, attack, ruin, oppose)
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smear(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
23
slur(noun, verb, law, upset, charge)
21
calumniate(verb, law, attack, ruin, push)
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traduce(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
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asperse(verb, law, bad, attack, ruin)
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disparage(verb, bad, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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abuse(noun, verb, upset, meet, bad)
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denigrate(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
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sully(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
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tarnish(noun, verb, dull, slight, abuse)
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besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
14
insult(noun, verb, upset, communication, hurt)
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scandalize(verb, bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
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blacken(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, push)
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detract(verb, bad, push, slight, criticize)
10
smirch(verb, insult, slur, remark)
10
decry(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight, abuse)
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