Synonym of smear campaigning

Noun

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation
slander defamation libel calumny vilification calumniation smearing aspersion maligning libeling disparagement traducing aspersing denigration libelling vilifying defaming obloquy smear blackening traducement scandalmongering detraction muckraking derogation scandal backbiting slur insult slight belittlement lie dirt misrepresentation aspersions contumely untruth backstabbing depreciation mud scurrility hit slam slime rap mud-slinging character assassination malicious gossip bad-mouthing defamation of character false report misrepresentation of character dirty linen false accusation black eye tall tale scandalous remark abuse rumor gossip rumour smear campaign vituperation talk tittle-tattle mudslinging tale whispering campaign innuendo hearsay revilement tattle censure story lying put down rumormongering malicious talk criticism insinuation knock buzz scuttlebutt rumourmongering news goss dirty laundry deprecation diminishment opprobrium allegation invective injury besmirching ridicule exposure exposé affront accusation word back-fence talk report dirty wash rumours dirty politics negative campaign dragging one's name through the mud dishing the dirt rumors verbal abuse reproach malicious canard whisper malicious statement maliciousness stigma sullying besmirchment denunciation animadversion attack cattiness belittling taint stain running down personal attack injury of reputation dirty pool malicious defamation negative campaigning evil-speaking false insinuation malediction scorn reviling stigmatization imputation aftertale stigmatisation spitefulness insults slurs spite malice verbal assault public humiliation knocking dump hurt harm disesteem injustice damage pejorative wrong minimization rubbishing spiteful talk slagging infighting badmouthing viciousness dirty dig backhanded compliment false imputation libellous statement blot on the escutcheon slanderous statement slagging-off chat sly suggestion cheap shot false light unkind remarks hateful talk slagging off malicious rumours malicious rumour fake news low-down dirty slap in face idle talk blather meddling grapevine conversation telling tales wire gossipry babble chitchat prate chronicle earful clothesline chatter blether prattle cry small talk account revelations tales whispers stories titbits canards idle rumor gen dope noise dish name-calling storeys bavardage Kaffeeklatsch skinder on dit shu-shu bruit labrish lowdown low-down talebearing juicy morsel intimate intelligence

Nearby Words

smear campaigns smearcase smear cell smeared smeared on smeared with grease smear campaign smear SMC smazes smaze smattery

Antonym of smear campaigning

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