4
depreciate(verb, develop, raise, extend, ridicule)
4
libel(noun, verb, disregard, praise, criticize)
3
slur(noun, verb, honor, praise, insult)
3
slander(noun, verb, disregard, praise, criticize)
3
belittle(verb, praise, approve)
3
dig(noun, praise, insult)
3
disparage(verb, honor, praise, criticize, approve)
3
knock(noun, verb, praise, criticize, aid)
3
taunt(noun, verb, praise, provoke, tease)
3
barb
3
complain(verb, help, accept, praise, criticize)
2
decry(verb, praise, raise, criticize, blame)
2
denigrate(verb, praise, belittle, malign)
2
denunciation(noun, disregard, praise, criticism, condemnation)
2
deprecate(verb, increase, condemn, belittle)
2
berate(verb, praise, criticize)
2
castigate(verb, praise, criticize, censure, blame)
2
caveat
2
chide(verb, praise, criticize, lecture)
2
come down on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, praise)
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