| spoil(verb, dull, hurt, harm, dirty) |
| tar(verb, dull, hurt, harm, spoil) |
| depreciate(verb, criticize, insult, disparage, degrade) |
| attack(verb, smear, slander, malign) |
| bad-mouth(verb, ruin, criticize, insult, disgrace) |
| badmouth(verb, ruin, criticize, dirty, disgrace) |
| blackening |
| blister(verb, mark, ruin, push, slight) |
| blow upon(verb, phrasal verb, detraction) |
| blur(verb, hurt, harm, spoil, dirty) |
| brown(burn, scorch) |
| cast a shadow(verb, expression, idiom, cover, obscure) |
| damage(verb, dull, hurt, mark, crush) |
| daub(stain, blemish, smear, wash, distort) |
| decry(verb, criticize, insult, disparage, degrade) |
| deprecate(verb, insult, slander, libel, detraction) |
| discolour |
| ebonize(verb, darken) |
| gray(verb, cover, obscure, protect, dim) |
| hurt(verb, dull, mark, damage, spoil) |