| rag on(expression, sound, abuse, insult, offend) |
| abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| adjudge(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| assail(insult, disparage, slur, malign) |
| atrophy |
| attenuate(reduce, diminish, lower, lessen, contract) |
| bash(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| beat down(verb, expression, lower, disparage, degrade) |
| bedwarf |
| belie(shock, insult, disparage, slur, outrage) |
| bemean(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| bench(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| blame(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blink at(expression, reject, disregard, ignore, overlook) |
| blister(verb, reduce, withdraw, slight, abuse) |
| blow off(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute) |
| blow whistle on(verb, expression, idiom, attack, criticize) |
| break(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| bring into discredit(expression, idiom) |
| bring low |