| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| DEBUNK | Attack, as false science |
| IMPUGN | Attack as false |
| asperses | attack with evil reports or false or injurious charges |
| asperse | to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander |
| aspersed | to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander |
