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121aspersion — n. Calumny, detraction, censure, slander, defamation, abuse, vituperation, obloquy, reproach, reflection, backbiting, reviling, traducing. See preceding verb …
122calumny — n. Slander (known to be false), defamation, aspersion, backbiting, detraction, abuses, scandal, obloquy, false accusation, malicious lying …
123defamation — n. Slander, calumny, detraction, obloquy, aspersion, abuse, backbiting, scandal, false accusation …
124obloquy — n. Reproach, detraction, odium, censure, blame, calumny, contumely, slander, defamation, backbiting, traducing, aspersion, reviling …
125slanderous — a. 1. Calumnious, defamatory, libellous, false and malicious. 2. Backbiting, maligning, calumnious, false and malicious …
126scandal — I. n. 1. Defamation, aspersion, calumny, backbiting, slander, detraction, traducement, reproach, obloquy. 2. Disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy, offence, reproach, discredit, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, ingloriousness. II. v. a. Defame …
127slander — 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 …
128defamatory — adjective the candidates abused the debate forum by exchanging defamatory remarks Syn: libelous, slanderous, calumnious, scandalmongering, malicious, vicious, backbiting, muckraking; abusive, disparaging, denigratory, insulting; informal… …
