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bring low(verb, expression, idiom, respect)
3
smear(verb, slight, diminish, confuse)
2
abash(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
2
bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
2
chasten(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
2
downplay(verb, confuse, shame, subdue)
2
pull down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset)
2
subdue(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
2
take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, upset, reduce)
1
base(verb, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
blister(verb, slight, confuse, shame)
1
chagrin(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
1
confound(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
1
confuse(verb, upset, shame, subdue)
1
conquer(verb, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
1
cut to the quick(verb, expression, idiom, upset)
1
deflate(upset, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
deny(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
1
depress(verb, confuse, shame, subdue)
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