35
tarnish(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
33
taint(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
31
besmirch(verb, cover, attack, hurt, mark)
31
soil(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
28
defile(noun, verb, dull, cover, hurt)
27
stain(noun, verb, dull, cover, attack)
27
smear(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
24
pollute(verb, dull, hurt, criticize, catch)
23
dirty(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
23
smirch(verb, slight, spread, insult, dirty)
22
blacken(verb, dull, attack, hurt, criticize)
22
contaminate(verb, dull, hurt, catch, spoil)
19
defame(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
18
befoul(verb, dull, attack, hurt, criticize)
18
debase(verb, hurt, harm, spoil, shame)
18
foul(verb, hurt, catch, spoil, dirty)
17
corrupt(verb, adjective, dull, hurt, harm)
17
slander(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
17
smudge(verb, dull, cover, attack, hurt)
15
denigrate(verb, attack, clean, insult, stain)
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