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Aspersion :: Aspersion (n.) The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with foul water; calumny..

Defamation :: Defamation (n.) Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction; calumny; aspersion..

Blasphemy :: Blasphemy (n.) Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny; abuse; vilification..

Calumniatory :: Calumniatory (a.) Containing calumny; slanderous.

Calumny :: Calumny (n.) False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or reported, to the injury of another; malicious misrepresentation; slander; detraction..

Traducement :: Traducement (n.) The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure; defamation; calumny.

Obtrectation :: Obtrectation (n.) Slander; detraction; calumny.

Smell :: Smell (v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny..

Detraction :: Detraction (n.) The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or malice; calumny..

Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as, a reputation withered by calumny..

Calumnious :: Calumnious (a.) Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports..

Blackwash :: Blackwash (n.) A wash that blackens, as opposed to whitewash; hence, figuratively, calumny..

Slander :: Slander (n.) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation..

Bespatter :: Bespatter (v. t.) To asperse with calumny or reproach.

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