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downgrade(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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downplay(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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embarrass(upset, crush, shame, subdue, humiliate)
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enrage(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate)
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exasperate(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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excruciate(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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faze(verb, upset, annoy, insult, injure)
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fret(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate)
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frustrate(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate)
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gall(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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give no quarter(verb, expression, idiom, upset, annoy)
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go for jugular(verb, expression, idiom, upset, annoy)
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grieve(verb, upset, disturb, strain, harm)
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gripe(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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harm(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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harrow(verb, upset, trouble, disturb, strain)
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hide(upset, crush, shame, subdue, humiliate)
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humiliate(verb, upset, crush, abuse, confuse)
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hurt(verb, upset, bother, cause, disturb)
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incense(verb, upset, bother, annoy, irritate)
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