calumny Synonyms

defamation obloquy slander calumniation denigration hatchet job aspersion traducement traducing smear titbit slur false report slandering scurrility scandalum magnatum scandal revilement opprobrium vilification vituperation false accusation scandalmongering mudslinging smear campaign muckraking whispering campaign malicious gossip malignment rumour cattiness bar sinister character assassination dirty linen on dit obtrectation obsequy dirt detrition detraction derogation deprecation defaming contumely clothesline censure brickbat blame backbiting animadversion