45 entries under crush topic. ×

18
degrade(verb, upset, remove, reduce, ruin)
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)
8
abase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
6
demean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
4
debase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
1
abash(upset, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy)
1
bring down(verb, expression, upset, cut)
1
cast down(verb, expression, upset, reduce, destroy)
1
chagrin(upset, shame, humiliate, chasten)
1
chasten(upset, shame, expel, humiliate)
1
confound(verb, upset, reduce, ruin)
1
confuse(verb, upset, shame, subdue)
1
cut to the quick(expression, idiom, upset, shame)
1
deflate(verb, upset, cut, check, reduce)
1
deny(verb, upset, confuse, shame)
1
discomfit(upset, shame, humiliate, chasten)
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