| NOUN | communication | name calling, names | verbal abuse |
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| Meaning | verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument. | |
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| Synonym | names | |
| Broader | defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job | A false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |