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traduce(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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belittle(verb, slight, insult, disparage, degrade)
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depreciate(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disparage)
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detract(verb, slight, disparage, belittle, slander)
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revile(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disparage)
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attack(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, slander)
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damage(noun, verb, hurt, dirty, foul)
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derogate(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
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blister(verb, slight, insult, disgrace, offend)
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injure(criticize, disparage, belittle, taint, slander)
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muckrake(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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roast(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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scorch(slight, disparage, color, belittle, taint)
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assail(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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backbite(criticize, disparage, belittle, taint, slander)
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bad-mouth(criticize, insult, disparage, belittle, slander)
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belie(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, slander)
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blacken name(expression, insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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blaspheme(insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
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cast a slur on(expression, idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
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