6
foul(dirty, debase, taint, muddy, sully)
6
insult(noun, verb, upset, abuse, offend)
6
smear(verb, ruin, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
6
spoil(verb, decline, ruin, fail, lower)
6
warp(verb, ruin, corrupt, debase, taint)
5
cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, trouble)
5
crush(verb, upset, confuse, shame, subdue)
5
cut(verb, decline, reduce, ruin, ease)
5
deflate(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
5
deflower(corrupt, deterioration, taint, sully)
5
demoralize(verb, reduce, ruin, dismiss, criticize)
5
denigrate(verb, reduce, dismiss, crush, criticize)
5
despoil(verb, debase, taint, misuse)
5
dilute(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
5
dismiss(verb, remove, reduce, criticize, scorn)
5
embarrass(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
5
impair(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin)
5
misuse(verb, debase, taint, demean, misuse)
5
seduce(verb, ruin, corrupt, taint, pervert)
5
soil(verb, dirty, corrupt, foul, impair)
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