| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | albatross | burdensome mark on reputation |
| 2. | aspersions | damaging attacks on reputation |
| 3. | bad name | damaged public reputation |
| 4. | bad reputation | poor public opinion |
| 5. | badge of dishonor | sign of lost honor |
| 6. | badge of shame | visible sign of disgrace |
| 7. | black eye | damage to reputation |
| 8. | black mark | a negative mark against someone |
| 9. | blemish | a small but damaging flaw |
| 10. | blight | something that damages reputation |
| 11. | blot | a stain on reputation |
| 12. | brand | a damaging public label |
| 13. | calumny | false statement harming reputation |
| 14. | censure | strong public criticism |
| 15. | cloud | something casting discredit |
| 16. | condemnation | strong expression of disapproval |
| 17. | contamination | corrupting stain or influence |
| 18. | cross to bear | ongoing burden of shame |
| 19. | curse | source of lasting social harm |
| 20. | debasing mark | humiliating sign of inferiority |
| 21. | defilement | state of being morally stained |
| 22. | degradation | loss of status or dignity |
| 23. | demerit | fault counting against someone |
| 24. | detraction | unfair reduction of esteem |
| 25. | discredit | loss of trust or respect |
| 26. | disgrace | loss of honor or respect |
| 27. | dishonor | loss of honor |
| 28. | dishonorable mark | mark showing disgrace |
| 29. | disparagement | belittling damage to reputation |
| 30. | disrepute | state of being disrespected |
| 31. | embarrassment | social shame or awkward disgrace |
| 32. | encumbrance | burdensome social weight |
| 33. | foul mark | ugly stain on standing |
| 34. | handicap | social disadvantage or burden |
| 35. | hindrance | something making acceptance harder |
| 36. | humiliation | painful loss of dignity |
| 37. | ignoble mark | dishonorable sign |
| 38. | ignominy | public shame or disgrace |
| 39. | ill fame | bad reputation |
| 40. | ill odor | figurative bad reputation |
| 41. | ill repute | bad public standing |
| 42. | infamy | extreme public disgrace |
| 43. | liability | thing causing social disadvantage |
| 44. | libel | written damage to reputation |
| 45. | mark | a sign of disgrace |
| 46. | millstone | heavy burden of disgrace |
| 47. | moral blemish | ethical flaw causing shame |
| 48. | moral blot | ethical blemish |
| 49. | moral stain | ethical mark of shame |
| 50. | moral taint | ethical stain |
| 51. | negative label | harmful social tag |
| 52. | negative mark | unfavorable sign against someone |
| 53. | notoriety | fame for something bad |
| 54. | obloquy | strong public condemnation |
| 55. | obstacle | something blocking acceptance |
| 56. | odium | general hatred and disgust |
| 57. | opprobrium | harsh public disgrace |
| 58. | ostracism | social exclusion or shunning |
| 59. | outcast status | state of being shunned |
| 60. | pariah status | state of social rejection |
| 61. | pollution | defiling moral stain |
| 62. | prejudice | unfair negative judgment |
| 63. | public discredit | open loss of trust |
| 64. | public disgrace | open loss of honor |
| 65. | public dishonor | open loss of respect |
| 66. | public reproach | open cause of shame |
| 67. | public shame | open social disgrace |
| 68. | reproach | cause of shame or blame |
| 69. | reputational blot | blemish on reputation |
| 70. | reputational stain | damage to public image |
| 71. | reputational taint | damage to reputation |
| 72. | scar | a lasting damaging mark |
| 73. | scarlet letter | public badge of shame |
| 74. | shadow | darkening effect on reputation |
| 75. | shame | painful public dishonor |
| 76. | sign of disgrace | clear indication of shame |
| 77. | slur | an insulting stain on character |
| 78. | smear | damaging stain on reputation |
| 79. | smirch | a stain on reputation |
| 80. | smudge | a slight stain or blot |
| 81. | social blot | public stain on standing |
| 82. | social brand | publicly damaging label |
| 83. | social disgrace | public shame in society |
| 84. | social mark | public sign of disgrace |
| 85. | social opprobrium | public disgrace and condemnation |
| 86. | social stain | public mark of shame |
| 87. | social taint | social stain or disgrace |
| 88. | stain | a lasting mark of shame |
| 89. | sullied name | damaged reputation |
| 90. | taboo | socially forbidden status |
| 91. | taint | a mark of disgrace |
| 92. | tainted reputation | reputation damaged by disgrace |
| 93. | tainting | the act of causing disgrace |
| 94. | tarnish | loss of luster or honor |
| 95. | tarnished name | reputation harmed by disgrace |
| 96. | untouchability | socially shunned status |
| 97. | untouchable status | condition of being socially avoided |
| 98. | vilification | abusive public condemnation |
| 99. | weight | burden on social standing |
| 100. | zone of exclusion | state of being socially shut out |