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41calumny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. slander (See detraction). II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. slander, defamation, detraction; see lie 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. slander, defamation, malicious statement, libel, smear, mud slinging,… …
42disapprobation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condemnation Nouns 1. disapprobation, disapproval; dislike. 2. (lack of approval) discommendation, demerit; blame, detraction, condemnation. 3. (criticism) animadversion, reflection, stricture, objection …
43scandal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disgrace, infamy, shame, humiliation, stigma; defamation, slander, backbiting, calumny; gossip. See disrepute, detraction, information, news. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shame, disgrace, embarrassment,… …
44Disparagement — Dis*par age*ment, n. [Cf. OF. desparagement.] 1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree; injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] And thought that match a foul… …
45Obloquy — Ob lo*quy ([o^]b l[ o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See {Oblocutor}.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. [1913 Webster] Shall names that made your city… …
46Zoilism — o i*lism, n. Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism; detraction. [1913 Webster] Bring candid eyes the perusal of men s works, and let not Zoilism or detraction blast well intended labors. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …
47Defamation — This article is about the malicious statement. For the 2009 film, see Defamation (film). Libel and Slander redirect here. For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Vilification and Calumny redirect here. For the… …
48Amelia Opie — Amelia Opie, née Alderson (12 November 1769 2 December 1853), was an English author.Amelia Alderson was the daughter of James Alderson, a physician in Norwich, and Amelia Briggs. She was a cousin of Edward Hall Alderson with whom she corresponded …
49Sid McMath — Infobox Governor name= Sidney Sanders McMath caption=Sid McMath, from the cover of his autobiography Promises Kept (University of Arkansas Press, 2003) order= 34th office= Governor of Arkansas term start= January 11, 1949 term end= January 13,… …
50Scientology in Australia — A protester, dressed as the Scientology character Xenu, stands next to a Scientology building in Sydney, Australia (2008) Scientology has existed in Australia since the mid 1950s. Their numbers vary depending upon the source: according to the… …
