13
stigmatize(verb, shame, insult, stain, offend)
12
revile(verb, sound, slight, abuse, criticize)
11
deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight, criticize)
11
detract(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
11
insult(verb, sound, push, slight, criticize)
11
scandalize(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, crack)
10
abuse(verb, attack, sound, dismiss, slight)
10
smirch(verb, insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
9
belittle(verb, sound, dismiss, slight, abuse)
9
degrade(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
9
dishonor(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
8
criticize(verb, oppose, abuse, dislike, condemn)
8
defile(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
8
denounce(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, condemn)
8
taint(verb, dull, hurt, criticize, spoil)
7
Sully
7
backbite(verb, law, attack, sound, slight)
7
bad-mouth(verb, sound, ruin, slight, abuse)
7
censure(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
7
derogate(verb, sound, dismiss, slight, criticize)
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