60 entries under disparagement topic. ×

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slam(noun, slight, censure, informal, blame)
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slap(noun, censure, insult, judgment, reproach)
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bad press(noun, expression, censure, contest, reproach)
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hit(noun, slight, censure, informal, insult)
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nit-picking(noun, censure, contest, reproach, disapproval)
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pan(noun, study, change, attack, praise)
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vilification(noun, attack, slight, abuse, scorn)
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vituperation(noun, attack, slight, abuse, censure)
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brickbats(noun, censure, dislike, contest, reproach)
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cavil(noun, censure, dislike, challenge, disagreement)
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denigration(noun, charge, abuse, strike, scorn)
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put down(noun, expression, censure, reproach, disapproval)
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swipe(noun, censure, insult, reproach, disapproval)
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backbiting(noun, slight, scorn, ridicule, slur)
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blast(noun, censure, protest, reproach, disapproval)
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cut(noun, attack, scorn, censure, informal)
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panning(noun, censure, reproach, disapproval, condemnation)
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static(noun, censure, contest, reproach, disapproval)
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vitriol(noun, censure, dislike, reproach, discontent)
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Bronx cheer(noun, expression, censure, reproach, disapproval)
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