| mortify(verb, defeat, crush, lower, reveal) |
| bad-mouth(verb, sound, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| blaspheme(verb, insult, disparage, slur, malign) |
| cry down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismiss, criticize) |
| de-emphasize |
| pick at(verb, expression, phrasal verb) |
| shame(verb, reduce, defeat, destroy, crush) |
| slam(verb, attack, reduce, sound, dismiss) |
| talk down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show) |
| floccinaucinihilipilification |
| minify(diminish, hinder, minimize, minimise) |
| pan(verb, attack, reduce, reject, dismiss) |
| sneer(verb, slight, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| sully(verb, insult, disparage, slur, malign) |
| taunt(verb, slight, scorn, crack, condemn) |
| tease(verb, mock, sneer, jeer) |
| trivialize |
| twit(verb, scorn, condemn, mock, scoff) |
| vilipend(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower, weaken) |
| besmirch(verb, slight, insult, disparage, degrade) |