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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "惡意營銷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "èyì yíngxiāo",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "恶意营销"
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"code": "da",
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"sense": "negative propaganda",
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"word": "smædekampagne"
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"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
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"word": "lastercampagne"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "mustamaalaus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "loanheitto"
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{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lokakampanja"
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{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "campagne de diffamation"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "binʒuri ḳamṗania",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "ბინძური კამპანია"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
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"feminine"
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"word": "Hetzkampagne"
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "negative propaganda",
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"word": "Schmutzkampagne"
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{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lejárató kampány"
},
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lejáratókampány"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "rágalomhadjárat"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "sárdobálás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "hecckampány"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campagna diffamatoria"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kampania oszczerstw"
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campanha difamatória"
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"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klevetníčeskaja kampánija",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "клеветни́ческая кампа́ния"
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"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
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"word": "campaña de desprestigio"
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "惡意營銷"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "èyì yíngxiāo",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "恶意营销"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "smædekampagne"
},
{
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "lastercampagne"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "mustamaalaus"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "loanheitto"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lokakampanja"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campagne de diffamation"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "binʒuri ḳamṗania",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "ბინძური კამპანია"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Hetzkampagne"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "Schmutzkampagne"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lejárató kampány"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "lejáratókampány"
},
{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
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"word": "rágalomhadjárat"
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "sárdobálás"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"word": "hecckampány"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campagna diffamatoria"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "kampania oszczerstw"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campanha difamatória"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "klevetníčeskaja kampánija",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "клеветни́ческая кампа́ния"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "campaña de desprestigio"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
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"word": "smutskastningskampanj"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
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"word": "nedsvärtningskampanj"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "negative propaganda",
"tags": [
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"word": "smutskampanj"
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"word": "smear campaign"
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