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Nouns
1. (n.) slander;
  - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another;

2. (n.) aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander;
  - an abusive attack on a person’s character or good name;

Verbs
1. (verb) asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, slander, smear, smirch, sully;
  - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone;
  - “The journalists have defamed me!”; “The article in the paper sullied my reputation”;

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