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do a number on(idiom, criticize, condemn, blame)
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dress down(disparage, denounce, taunt, rebuke)
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dump on(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
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find fault(abuse, condemn, blame, insult)
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get after(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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give a bad name(idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
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give a black eye(verb, idiom, ruin, abuse)
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give a talking-to(idiom, criticize, reproach, taunt)
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give black eye(verb, idiom, disparage, degrade)
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jump on(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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keep aft(criticize, reprimand, reproach, taunt)
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lay down the law(idiom, criticize, reprimand, reproach)
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light into(reprimand, reproach, taunt, rebuke)
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look askance(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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look down on(verb, idiom, slight, criticize)
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malign smear(stain, blot, slander, tarnish)
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mark down(criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
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pick apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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pull apart(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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put a whammy on(idiom, disparage, denounce, malign)
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APASmart Define. (2015). asperse thesaurus. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/asperse/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2015, asperse thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/asperse/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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