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censure
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official condemnation; harsh criticism
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Congress voted to declare censure on the representatives who took money and gifts from a lobbyist.
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calumny
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slander, false accusations
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Too many tabloids know that calumny about celebrities is more profitable that the truth.
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diatribe
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malicious criticism or abuse
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synonym: castigation, derision, harangue
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caustic
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corrosive; sarcastic
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synonym: abrasive, acrimonious
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repudiate
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to cast off publicly
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synonym: disavow, abjure, forswear
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derogatory
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disparaging; belittling
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synonym: pejorative, derisive
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