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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
smudge(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
23
tarnish(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
21
shame(noun, verb, hurt, disregard, crush)
21
spot(noun, verb, dull, area, hurt)
20
soil(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
19
blacken(verb, dull, attack, hurt, ruin)
19
dirty(verb, adjective, dull, cover, attack)
17
defile(verb, dull, cover, hurt, slight)
16
denigrate(verb, attack, ruin, dismiss, crush)
15
blemish(noun, verb, dull, hurt, disregard)
15
disgrace(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
12
foul(verb, adjective, hurt, disorder, ruin)
11
befoul(verb, dull, attack, hurt, disorder)
11
mark(noun, verb, dull, spot, dirty)
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