5
splodge(noun, spot, stain, blemish, smudge)
5
thrash(verb, beat, attack, defeat, hit)
5
trounce(verb, beat, defeat, overcome, win)
4
affront(noun, slight, insult, suggestion, stain)
4
bar sinister(expression, slight, stain, accusation, innuendo)
4
character assassination(noun, expression, idiom, insult, lying)
4
cloud(noun, verb, attack, hurt, disregard)
4
corrupt(verb, dull, hurt, spoil, dirty)
4
denigration(noun, insult, lying, slur, offense)
4
deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
4
dim(verb, dull, stain, discolor)
4
floccinaucinihilipilification
4
knock(verb, attack, sound, hit, slight)
4
lambaste(verb, beat, attack, defeat, hit)
4
maculate(dirty, corrupt, foul, debase, taint)
4
maculation
4
minimize(verb, sound, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
4
overspread(verb, cover, spread, coat, daub)
4
patch(noun, verb, area, cover, spread)
4
rap(noun, verb, attack, ruin, hit)
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