| pan(verb, attack, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| pooh pooh(verb, expression, attack, criticize, scorn) |
| poor mouth(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy) |
| rip(verb, attack, crush, criticize, scorn) |
| roast(verb, attack, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, reduce) |
| shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy) |
| slam(verb, attack, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| smear(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse) |
| squash(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse) |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy) |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, attack, reduce) |
| tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, reduce) |
| tear to pieces(verb, expression, idiom, disparage, knock) |
| underestimate(verb, reduce, diminish, criticize, lower) |
| abase(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage) |
| abash(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| abbreviate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| attenuate(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |