| NOUN | communication | vilification, smear, malignment | slanderous defamation |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | vilification, abuse, insult, revilement, contumely | a rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt |
| Sounds | vih.lahfahkey'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | slanderous defamation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | smear, malignment | |
| Broader | defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job | A false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| Spanish | calumnia, desprestigio, envilecimiento, malignment, vilipendio | |
| Catalan | malignment | |
| Verbs | vilify | spread negative information about |
| Meaning | A rude expression / expression intended to offend or hurt. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | abuse, insult, revilement, contumely | |
| Narrower | low blow | unscrupulous abuse |
| scurrility, billingsgate | foul-mouthed or obscene / obscene abuse | |
| stinger, cut | A remark capable of wounding mentally | |
| vituperation, invective, vitriol | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will | |
| Broader | disrespect, discourtesy | An expression / expression of lack of respect |
| Spanish | contumelia, insulto, revilement | |
| Catalan | contumelia, insult, revilement | |
| Verbs | vilify | spread negative information about |
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