115 entries under criticize topic. ×

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deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight)
11
detract(verb, push, slight, shock)
11
insult(verb, sound, push, slight)
11
scandalize(verb, slight, abuse, crack)
10
abuse(verb, attack, sound, dismiss, slight)
9
belittle(verb, sound, dismiss, slight, abuse)
9
degrade(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
8
defile(verb, dull, hurt, slight)
8
denounce(verb, slight, abuse, condemn)
8
taint(verb, dull, hurt, spoil)
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)
7
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, ruin)
7
stain(verb, dull, hurt, push, slight)
5
condemn(verb, oppose, slight, shock)
4
blame(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy)
4
diminish(verb, condemn, blame, disparage)
4
knock(verb, sound, abuse, crack)
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