| make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| mark down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, cut, check) |
| misprize(verb, reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower) |
| pan(verb, attack, reduce, reject, oppose) |
| rail(verb, attack, criticize, declare, disparage) |
| scold(verb, attack, sound, oppose, criticize) |
| slam(verb, attack, reduce, reject, sound) |
| sneer(verb, slight, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| take away(verb, expression, criticize, blame, disparage) |
| assail(verb, insult, disparage, denounce, belittle) |
| clamor(verb, lament, disapprobation) |
| contemn(verb, disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase) |
| declaim(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| deplore(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| detract from(verb, expression, reduce, oppose, abuse) |
| disdain(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| dispraise(verb, reject, oppose, dismiss, abuse) |
| gibe(verb, scorn, condemn, mock, belittle) |
| impugn(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| look down on(verb, expression, idiom, reject, oppose) |