Another word for vilification

The expression of injurious, malicious statements about someone

• aspersion

  1. A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
  2. The act of slandering or libeling; defaming.
  3. A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo

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  1. A sprinkling, especially with holy water.
  2. The act of slandering or libeling; defaming.
  3. A damaging or disparaging remark; slander; innuendo

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• calumniation

  1. A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.

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  1. A false accusation, or a malicious statement, about someone.

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• calumny

  1. The uttering of such a statement; slander
  2. A false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
  3. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.

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  1. The uttering of such a statement; slander
  2. A false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
  3. A false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation.

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• character assassination

  1. The malicious denunciation or slandering of another person, especially as part of an effort to ruin the reputation of a public figure.

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  1. The malicious denunciation or slandering of another person, especially as part of an effort to ruin the reputation of a public figure.

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• defamation

  1. The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
  2. A defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel

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  1. The act of defaming; calumny, slander, or libel.
  2. A defaming or being defamed; detraction, slander, or libel

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• denigration

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• detraction

  1. A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement:
  2. The act of detracting or taking away.
  3. A malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander

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  1. A derogatory or damaging comment on a person's character or reputation; disparagement:
  2. The act of detracting or taking away.
  3. A malicious discrediting of someone's character, accomplishments, etc., as by revealing hidden faults or by slander

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• scandal

  1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society:
  2. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
  3. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:

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  1. A publicized incident that brings about disgrace or offends the moral sensibilities of society:
  2. Talk that is damaging to one's character; malicious gossip.
  3. A person, thing, or circumstance that causes or ought to cause disgrace or outrage:

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• slander

  1. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
  2. Such a spoken statement
  3. The utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement or statements, damaging to a third person's character or reputation: usually distinguished from libel, which is written

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  1. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
  2. Such a spoken statement
  3. The utterance in the presence of another person of a false statement or statements, damaging to a third person's character or reputation: usually distinguished from libel, which is written

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• traducement

  1. The act of traducing; slander, calumny.

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  1. The act of traducing; slander, calumny.

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• libel

  1. Anything that gives an unflattering or damaging picture of the subject with which it is dealing
  2. The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
  3. Any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to public ridicule, hatred, or contempt or to injure a person's reputation

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  1. Anything that gives an unflattering or damaging picture of the subject with which it is dealing
  2. The legally indefensible publication or broadcast of words or images that are degrading to a person or injurious to his or her reputation.
  3. Any false and malicious written or printed statement, or any sign, picture, or effigy, tending to expose a person to public ridicule, hatred, or contempt or to injure a person's reputation

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