2
insult(verb, sound, abuse, scorn, censure)
2
jump all over(verb, expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach)
2
lace
2
lambast
2
minimize(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
moderate
2
mortify
2
nag(verb, sound, insult, discipline, offend)
2
oppress(verb, hurt, sound, dismiss, correct)
2
ostracize(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn)
2
persecute(verb, insult, offend, punish)
2
pick on(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
proscribe(attack, abuse, criticize, censure, condemn)
2
rag on(expression, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
2
rake over the coals(verb, expression, idiom, cut, attack)
2
rap knuckles(verb, expression, hurt, dismiss, correct)
2
read out(expression, charge, criticize, scorn, censure)
2
ream(verb, abuse, criticize, scorn, censure)
2
remonstrate(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
reprobate(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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