| NOUN | state | obloquy, opprobrium | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | obloquy, defamation, calumny, calumniation, traducement, hatchet job | a false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| Meaning | state of disgrace resulting from public abuse. | |
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| Synonym | opprobrium | |
| Broader | shame, disgrace, ignominy | A state of dishonor |
| Spanish | calumnia, oprobio | |
| Meaning | A false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | defamation, calumny, calumniation, traducement, hatchet job | |
| Narrower | character assassination, assassination, blackwash | An attack intended to ruin someone's reputation |
| libel | A false / false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person | |
| name, epithet | A defamatory or abusive word or phrase | |
| name calling, names | verbal abuse | |
| slander | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another | |
| smear, vilification, malignment | slanderous defamation | |
| Broader | disparagement, depreciation, derogation | A communication that belittles somebody or something |
| Spanish | calumnia, difamación, maledicencia, traducement | |
| Catalan | calúmnia, difamació, maldiença, maledicència, traducement | |
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