2
rap(verb, ruin, dismiss, slight, abuse)
2
rebuke(verb, reprimand, discredit, accuse, reprove)
2
reprehend(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
2
reprimand(verb, discredit, rebuke, accuse, reprove)
2
rip up(verb, expression, sound, ruin, abuse)
2
roast(verb, dismiss, push, slight, abuse)
2
scoff at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, slight, criticize)
2
scold(verb, sound, oppose, dislike, condemn)
2
slight(verb, push, criticize, fault, insult)
2
sling mud(expression, sound, ruin, slight, insult)
2
sneer at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, slight, criticize)
2
speak ill of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, disparage)
2
stigmatise
2
underestimate(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
underrate(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn)
2
vitiate(dull, hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain)
2
vituperate(verb, sound, abuse, criticize, insult)
2
zing(verb, sound, push, slight, insult)
1
abrade(verb, detract)
1
affront
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