| object(verb, criticize, condemn, disparage, denounce) |
| pervert(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| play down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, crush) |
| pooh-pooh(verb, reduce, diminish, criticize, lower) |
| poor-mouth(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| poormouth(verb, abuse, belittle, minimize, minimise) |
| protest against(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, condemn) |
| prune(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| puncture balloon(verb, expression, snub, humiliate, disconcert) |
| put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, belittle) |
| put out of countenance(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| put to shame(verb, expression, idiom, crush, confuse) |
| rap(verb, disparage, knock, malign) |
| reduce(verb, dismiss, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| rule out(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy) |
| scoff at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| scorch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| scorn(verb, criticize, disparage, humble, discredit) |
| shoot full of holes(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, scorn) |
| show up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shame, expose) |