| slur(verb, upset, ruin, oppose, destroy) |
| subdue(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, crush) |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, reduce) |
| tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, ruin) |
| twist(verb, pervert) |
| abate(verb, decline, reduce, ease, diminish) |
| affront(verb, upset, crush, abuse, offend) |
| attenuate(verb, cut, decline, reduce, ruin) |
| bar |
| bastardize(verb, ruin, harm, corrupt, stain) |
| bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| blaspheme |
| blemish(verb, dirty, corrupt, debase, taint) |
| blighted |
| bounce(dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust, topple) |
| brutalize(ruin, corrupt, stain, debase, vice) |
| can(dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust, topple) |
| confound(verb, upset, reduce, ruin, crush) |
| conquer(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| criticize(verb, oppose, dislike, condemn, blame) |