· a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Synonym(s): defamation, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet_job
Hypernym(s): disparagement, depreciation, derogation
· an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Synonym(s): aspersion, slander, defamation, denigration
Hypernym(s): attack