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derogate(slight, criticize, shame, insult)
3
dishonour
3
harm(hurt, criticize, dirty, corrupt)
3
mar(stain, color, fade, contaminate)
3
smut(attack, clean, contaminate)
3
smutch
3
tar(cover, hurt, spread, spoil)
2
attaint(shame, stain, disparage, discredit)
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badmouth
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blister(slight, insult, disgrace, offend)
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denounce
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mess up(expression, phrasal verb, disorder, dirty)
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pillory
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putrefy(hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain)
2
roast(slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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throw mud at(expression, idiom, insult, slander)
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abase(shame, stain, disparage, discredit)
1
coat(cover, spread, daub)
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cover(spread, coat, daub)
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decry(slight, criticize, insult, disparage)
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