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  • 51asperse — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make defamatory statements about: backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law: libel. Idiom: cast aspersions on. See ATTACK, CRIMES, LAW …

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  • 52calumniate — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make defamatory statements about: asperse, backbite, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law: libel. Idiom: cast aspersions on. See ATTACK, CRIMES, LAW …

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  • 53Detractor — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Detractor >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 detractor detractor reprover Sgm: N 1 censor censor censurer Sgm: N 1 cynic cynic critic caviler carper word catcher frondeur Sgm …

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  • 5449. THE CHAMBERS (al-Hujurat) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. O you who believe! Do not place your opinions above that of God and His Messenger, and fear God. God is Hearing and Knowing. 2. O you who believe! Do not raise your voices above the voice of the… …

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  • 55backbit — adj. slandered, disparaged, belittled backbit (backbite) v. slander one who is not present, gossip, disparage, libel back·bite || bækbaɪt v. slander one who is not present, gossip, disparage, libel …

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  • 56asperse — v. a. Vilify, slander, calumniate, traduce, defame, disparage, slur, censure, impugn, malign, revile, lampoon, backbite, attack, abuse, blacken, blemish, besmirch, bespatter, befoul, defile, run down, detract from, speak ill of, accuse falsely,… …

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  • 57revile — v. a. Vilify, defame, reproach, slander, calumniate, asperse, traduce, upbraid, malign, abuse, backbite, speak ill of …

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  • 58scandalize — v. a. 1. Offend, give offence to, shock. 2. Vilify, asperse, defame, backbite, traduce, decry, calumniate, slander, reproach, libel, revile, satirize, lampoon, inveigh against. 3. Disgrace, bring disgrace on …

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  • 59vilify — v. a. Defame, traduce, revile, slander, asperse, calumniate, scandalize, malign, abuse, blacken, blemish, slur, vituperate, backbite, lampoon, disparage, berate, run down, speak ill of, accuse falsely, decry …

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  • 60slander — I. v. a. 1. Defame, calumniate, vilify, scandalize, decry, reproach, malign, traduce, brand, blacken, asperse, backbite, libel, belie. 2. Disparage, detract from. II. n. 1. Defamation, aspersion, detraction, calumny, backbiting, scandal, obloquy …

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