All scorcher synonyms

noun scorcher

• dirty laundry — personal or private matters that could cause embarrassment if made public: You didn't have to air our dirty linen to all your friends!
• cheap shot — A cheap shot is a comment someone makes which you think is unfair or unkind.
• discredit — to injure the credit or reputation of; defame: an effort to discredit honest politicians.
• writeup — Alternative spelling of write-up.
• criticism — the analysis or evaluation of a work of art, literature, etc
• defamation — Defamation is the damaging of someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
• eavesdropping — to listen secretly to a private conversation.
• backstabbing — Backstabbing consists of unkind and disloyal actions or remarks that are likely to harm someone such as a friend or colleague.