73 entries under demean topic. ×

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vilify(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
25
calumniate(verb, law, attack, sound, ruin)
25
disparage(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
25
smear(verb, dull, hurt, sound, ruin)
23
slander(noun, verb, law, dull, attack)
23
discredit(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
22
libel(verb, phrasal verb, law, attack, ruin)
22
malign(verb, adjective, law, attack, ruin)
20
denigrate(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
19
traduce(verb, law, attack, ruin, dismiss)
17
disgrace(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
16
blacken(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, push)
16
slur(verb, law, attack, ruin, oppose)
15
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
11
detract(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
11
insult(verb, sound, push, slight, criticize)
9
degrade(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
9
dishonor(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
7
censure(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, slight)
7
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, ruin)
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