291 entries under verb topic. ×

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find fault(expression, disparage, knock, malign)
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frown(criticize, condemn, object, disparage)
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give comeuppance(expression, abuse, belittle, minimize)
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humiliate(reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
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impair(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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injure(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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kick in the teeth(expression, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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knock off high horse(expression, idiom, abuse, belittle)
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lessen(reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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let down easy(expression, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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let wind out of sails(expression, idiom, snub, humiliate)
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make a fool of(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, crush)
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make ashamed(expression, crush, confuse, shame)
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make light of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish)
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make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, lower)
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malign(disparage, knock)
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miniaturize(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease)
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minimize(abuse, diminish, criticize, scorn)
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mortify(crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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not go for(expression, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize)
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