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malign(bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
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disparage(bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
10
slander(bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
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vilify(sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
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libel(ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
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traduce(bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
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defame(sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
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backbite(bad, sound, slight, criticize)
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belittle(sound, slight, abuse, criticize)
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run down(expression, phrasal verb, sound, abuse)
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abuse(bad, attack, sound, criticize)
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asperse(bad, ruin, slight, abuse)
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decry(sound, slight, abuse, criticize)
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downplay(criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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smear(sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
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calumniate(sound, ruin, slight, criticize)
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criticize(abuse, scorn, condemn, blame)
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detract(bad, slight, criticize, scorn)
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diminish(abuse, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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knock(sound, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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MLASmart Define. "bad-mouth thesaurus" 13 April 2015. Web. 29 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/bad-mouth/thesaurus/synonyms>