2
get dirty(expression, idiom, dirty, foul, sully)
2
injure(criticize, disparage, belittle, taint, slander)
2
make dirty(expression, idiom, dirty, foul, debase)
2
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, disorder, dirty)
2
muckrake(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign)
2
pillory(verb, slander)
2
putrefy(verb, hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain)
2
roast(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
2
scorch(slight, disparage, color, belittle, taint)
2
throw mud at(verb, expression, idiom, insult, slander)
1
abase(verb, shame, stain, disparage, discredit)
1
abuse(criticize, corrupt, taint, slander, sully)
1
adulterate(hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain, taint)
1
assail(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign)
1
backbite(criticize, disparage, belittle, taint, slander)
1
bad-mouth(criticize, insult, disparage, belittle, slander)
1
bedarken
1
belie(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, slander)
1
besmoke
1
besmutch
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