8
smirch(noun, spot, stain, blemish, imperfection)
7
attaint(noun, verb, mark, respect, spot)
7
black eye(noun, expression, mark, respect, slight)
7
blotch(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
7
contempt(noun, state, slight, abuse, scorn)
7
scandal(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
7
tarnish(noun, mark, respect, slight, abuse)
6
bar sinister(noun, expression, idiom, slight, spot)
6
black mark(noun, expression, spot, shame, stain)
6
discoloration(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
6
disrepute(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
6
innuendo(noun, slight, stain, smear, accusation)
6
obloquy(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
6
opprobrium(noun, disregard, slight, abuse, scorn)
6
speck(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
6
splotch(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
5
baseness(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
5
defect(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
5
disfigurement(noun, mark, spot, shame, stain)
5
dishonor(noun, mark, disregard, slight, abuse)
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