Malice and Smearing

Malice

Malice noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

Smearing and malice are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Smearing" instead a noun "Malice".

Nearby Word: malicious

Smearing

Smearing noun - The making of false statements that damage another's reputation.
Usage example: this smearing has got to stop, or the voters will conclude that there's absolutely no one worth voting for

Malice and smearing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Malice" instead a noun "Smearing".

Nearby Words: smear, smeared, smeary
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