aspersions
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plural noun VILIFICATION, disparagement, denigration, defamation, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, slander, libel,
calumny;
slurs, smears, insults, slights;
informal mud-slinging, bad-mouthing;
Brit. informal slagging off;
formal castigation.
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cast aspersions on VILIFY, disparage, denigrate, defame, run down, impugn, belittle, criticize, condemn, decry, denounce,
pillory;
malign,
slander,
libel,
discredit;
informal pull apart, throw mud at, knock,
bad-mouth;
Brit. informal rubbish, slate, slag off.
Useful english dictionary.
2012.