6
blight(verb, break, decline, hurt, ruin)
6
blot(noun, verb, dull, hurt, ruin)
6
despoil(verb, break, reduce, ruin, defeat)
6
disparage(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
6
gully(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
6
vilify(verb, disparage, belittle, taint, disapprove)
5
crevasse(noun, interval)
5
discredit(verb, hurt, spoil, shame, dirty)
5
gulch(noun, break, cut, crack, rest)
5
impair(verb, break, dull, cut, hurt)
5
lead astray(expression, ruin, corrupt, deprave)
5
malign(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
5
maltreat(verb, break, hurt, ruin, wrong)
5
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, ruin)
5
misuse(verb, wrong, abuse, harm, corrupt)
5
outrage(verb, force, ruin, wrong, abuse)
5
prostitute(verb, abuse, insult, mock, debase)
5
slander(verb, dull, hurt, slight, criticize)
5
stigmatize(verb, hurt, spoil, shame, dirty)
4
abysm(noun, interval)
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