18
degrade(verb, upset, remove, reduce, ruin)
17
downgrade(verb, break, cut, check, remove)
15
relegate(verb, reduce, lower, fire, expel)
12
break(verb, upset, remove, reduce, cause)
12
humble(verb, upset, break, reduce, destroy)
11
lower(verb, upset, cut, reduce, destroy)
11
reduce(verb, upset, break, check, ruin)
10
bust(verb, phrasal verb, break, reduce, ruin)
8
abase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
8
bump(verb, break, reduce, destroy, damage)
7
cashier(reduce, dismiss, overthrow, expel, oust)
7
depose(verb, remove, reduce, destroy, damage)
7
depress(verb, reduce)
7
kick downstairs(verb, expression, idiom, break, reduce)
6
demean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
6
dismiss(verb, remove, reduce, lower, fire)
6
lessen(verb, cut, check, reduce, destroy)
4
check(verb, reduce, decrease, slow)
4
debase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
4
displace(verb, dismiss, overthrow, expel, transfer)
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