Definition: a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Similar words: defamation, traducement, hatchet job, calumniation, calumny, obloquy
Definition: a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
Synonyms: epithet
Definition: descriptive word or phrase
Similar words: characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, word picture, word-painting, picture
Definition: a graphic or vivid verbal description
Usage: too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures; the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland; the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters