puff piece, information warfare, character assassination, opinionist, credibility gap, shoring up, agonistes, writ large, decisive action, reverse discrimination, death spiral, suicide pact, propping up, dirty trick, mental disorder, negative feedback, shrug off, religious belief, see also, weighed down, hush money, liven up, breeding ground, fading away, fend off, snuff out, goofing off, custody case, political prisoner, proxy fight, clamp down, carve up, eke out, body odor, well behaved, dip into, abortion pill, insanity plea, dirty joke, suspended sentence, fatten up, false teeth, hunger striker, city room, tip sheet, rape conviction, murder conviction, upset stomach, maureen dowd, tearing down, population explosion, run afoul, critical appraisal, smarten up, deficit spending, wage hike, ticking bomb, sexual morality, mystery novel, nypd, antitrust case, object lesson, background noise, ad blitz, mixed blessing, pants suit, material witness, make headway, placebo effect, illegitimate child, raw data, fictional character, say farewell, false arrest, drying up, opinionator, speeding ticket, downside risk, nerve agent, lash out, get rid of, foray into, takeover attempt, spruced up, buyout bid, nerve gas, revolutionise, sensitivity training, grad student, mop up, sounding board, sexual discrimination, false advertising, false witness, first trimester, deal breaker, gain ground, artificial skin, sniff out, wasting disease, world view, wipe away

assassination, character assassination, epithet, libel, malignment, name, names, name calling, slander, smear, vilification

depreciation, derogation, disparagement

calumny, defamation, obloquy, traducement