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slur
 
NOUN:An implied criticism: reflection, reproach. See PRAISE.
VERB:To make defamatory statements about: asperse, backbite, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law : libel. Idioms: cast aspersions on. See ATTACK, CRIMES, LAW.
 
 
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