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"word": "smear campaign"
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"roman": "iḡtiyāl šaḵṣiyya",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"word": "اِغْتِيَال شَخْصِيَّة"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "人格謀殺"
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"roman": "réngé móushā",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "人格谋杀"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"roman": "reṗuṭaciis šelaxva",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "რეპუტაციის შელახვა"
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"word": "დემონიზაცია"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "სახელის გატეხა"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "اِغْتِيَال شَخْصِيَّة"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "人格謀殺"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "réngé móushā",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "人格谋杀"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "mustamaalaus"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"tags": [
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"word": "diffamation"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"tags": [
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"word": "médisance"
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"code": "ka",
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"roman": "reṗuṭaciis šelaxva",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "რეპუტაციის შელახვა"
},
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "demonizacia",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "დემონიზაცია"
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"roman": "saxelis gaṭexa",
"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
"word": "სახელის გატეხა"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"word": "oczernianie"
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"sense": "malicious discourse designed to damage someone's reputation",
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"word": "difamación"
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