35
stain(noun, verb, dull, area, cover)
28
besmirch(verb, cover, attack, hurt, disorder)
28
sully(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
28
slander(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
26
blot(noun, verb, dull, hurt, mark)
25
slur(noun, verb, ruin, disregard, oppose)
24
libel(noun, verb, ruin, hit, push)
24
smudge(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
23
tarnish(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
22
smirch(noun, verb, slight, spread, insult)
22
defame(verb, dull, hurt, sound, ruin)
22
taint(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
21
shame(noun, verb, hurt, disregard, crush)
21
spot(noun, verb, dull, area, hurt)
21
vilify(verb, attack, sound, ruin, oppose)
20
soil(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
19
blacken(verb, dull, attack, hurt, ruin)
19
daub(noun, verb, set, cover, increase)
19
dirty(verb, adjective, dull, cover, attack)
18
calumniate(verb, sound, ruin, push, slight)
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