| tear down(verb, expression, reduce, oppose, dismiss) |
| trash(verb, sound, censure, insult, offend) |
| twit(verb, scorn, condemn, mock, belittle) |
| vilipend(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower, weaken) |
| write |
| write down(verb, expression, diminish, lower, lessen) |
| zing(verb, reject, sound, oppose, dismiss) |
| abate(verb, cut, check, reduce, diminish) |
| abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| abrade(verb, detract) |
| adjudge(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| adjudicate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| agonize(verb, lament) |
| anathemize |
| argue against(expression, oppose, fight, challenge, blame) |
| attenuate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| beat down(verb, expression, lower, disparage, degrade) |
| belie(shock, insult, disparage, belittle, slur) |
| bemean(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| bemoan(verb, lament) |