denigration Synonyms

deprecation aspersion slander defamation belittling calumny traducing traducement vilification tabooing smear slur slandering detraction scorn scandal ridicule running down vituperation slap in face low-down dirty malicious statement scorcher scandalmongering mudslinging belittlement muckraking marginalization malicious gossip character assassination dirty laundry revilement opprobrium degradation defaming decrial criticism contumely contempt condemnation censure calumniation backbiting attack denouncement denunciation obloquy minimization libelled libel