Noun
- 1. defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job, disparagement, depreciation, derogation
- usage: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
- 2. aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation, denigration, attack
- usage: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
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