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break(reduce, cause, ruin, dismiss)
4
downgrade(break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
3
degrade(reduce, ruin, dismiss, lower)
2
bust(break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
2
demote(break, reduce, ruin, lower)
2
pass
2
reduce(break, ruin, dismiss, lower)
1
abase(reduce, lower, humble, degrade)
1
bankrupt(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
bench(break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
1
bump(break, reduce, dismiss, lower)
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cause instability(expression, reduce, ruin, weaken)
1
confound(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
confute(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
controvert(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
cow(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
cripple(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
1
declass(break, reduce, ruin, dismiss)
1
demoralize(reduce, ruin, weaken, subdue)
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depreciate(reduce, lower, demote)
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APASmart Define. (2015). demerit thesaurus. Retrieved September 25, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/demerit/thesaurus/synonyms
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