- smear, vilification, malignment - slanderous defamation
--1 is a kind of defamation, calumny, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
Derived form: verb vilify1 - abuse, insult, revilement, contumely, vilification - a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; "when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse"; "they yelled insults at the visiting team"
--2 is a kind of disrespect, discourtesy
--2 has particulars:low blow; scurrility, billingsgate; stinger, cut; vituperation, invective, vitriol Derived form: verb vilify1