1
assail(insult, disparage, denounce, belittle, slur)
1
bash(verb, sound, insult, offend, persecute)
1
bedaub
1
blacken name(expression, insult, disparage, belittle, slur)
1
blow up(verb, expression, ruin, oppose, destroy)
1
blur
1
bring into disrepute(expression, idiom, ruin, oppose, destroy)
1
bring to naught(verb, expression, idiom, ruin, oppose)
1
call down(verb, expression, abuse, disparage, reprimand)
1
call to task(verb, expression, idiom, condemn, reprimand)
1
calumniation
1
cast a slur on(expression, idiom, insult, disparage, belittle)
1
cast reflections on(expression, idiom)
1
cast slur on(verb, expression, idiom, insult, slander)
1
chasten(verb, disapprove)
1
chastise(verb, disapprove)
1
chop(verb, push, slight, insult, stain)
1
clamor against(verb, expression, slight, criticize, fault)
1
cloud
1
cry down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismiss, criticize)
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