13
decry(verb, attack, reject, oppose, abuse)
12
find fault with(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, charge)
12
belittle(verb, attack, decline, reject, abuse)
12
berate(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
12
chide(verb, charge, attack, abuse, scorn)
12
criticise(verb, charge, attack, oppose, condemn)
12
reprehend(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
11
cavil(verb, charge, start, oppose, scorn)
11
chastise(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose)
11
denigrate(verb, charge, abuse, scorn, condemn)
11
find fault(verb, expression, idiom, attack, start)
11
put down(verb, expression, upset, meet, attack)
10
depreciate(verb, attack, diminish, lower, scorn)
10
lambaste(verb, beat, attack, timing, abuse)
10
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, oppose)
10
vilify(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, scorn)
9
cut up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, charge, praise)
9
review(verb, study, cut, check, remove)
9
slam(verb, attack, reject, oppose, abuse)
8
accuse(verb, charge, attack, oppose, censure)
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