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pull down(expression, phrasal verb, upset, crush)
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set down(expression, phrasal verb)
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slander(slight, smear, slur)
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slur(slight, smear)
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subdue(upset, crush, confuse, shame)
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sully
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take down a peg(expression, idiom, upset, reduce)
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tarnish
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abuse(ruin, diminish, harm, impair)
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asperse
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bad-mouth(abuse, disparage, humble, degrade)
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base(crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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beat down(expression, lower, disparage, degrade)
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bench(reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
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blister(crush, slight, confuse, shame)
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bump(reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
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bust(reduce, dismiss, destroy, damage)
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calumniate(slight, smear)
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chagrin(upset, crush, confuse, shame)
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comport oneself(expression, idiom, act, conduct)
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