1
base(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
bastardize(degrade, debase, taint)
1
beat down(verb, expression, lower, disparage, degrade)
1
bench(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
1
blight(degrade, debase, taint)
1
blister(verb, crush, slight, confuse, shame)
1
bump(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
1
bust(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
1
calumniate(verb, slight, smear)
1
chagrin(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
1
comport oneself(verb, expression, idiom, act, conduct)
1
confound(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
1
confuse(verb, upset, crush, shame, subdue)
1
conquer(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
cripple(verb, shame, disgrace, humble, dishonor)
1
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
1
cut rate(verb, expression, humble, degrade, humiliate)
1
cut to the quick(verb, expression, idiom, upset, crush)
1
damage(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, lower)
1
debilitate(verb, shame, disgrace, humble, dishonor)
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