26
disparage(verb, charge, attack, show, reduce)
25
deprecate(verb, charge, attack, show, dismiss)
23
belittle(verb, attack, show, dismiss, slight)
21
defame(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
20
depreciate(verb, attack, show, reduce, dismiss)
18
decry(verb, attack, show, reduce, dismiss)
17
smear(verb, attack, ruin, dismiss, crush)
17
vilify(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
16
asperse(verb, charge, ruin, slight, abuse)
16
slander(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
15
calumniate(verb, ruin, push, slight, abuse)
15
minimize(verb, attack, show, reduce, dismiss)
14
besmirch(verb, attack, slight, criticize, clean)
13
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
13
sully(verb, attack, clean, insult, stain)
12
blacken(verb, attack, ruin, push, slight)
12
derogate(verb, take, attack, show, dismiss)
12
libel(noun, verb, ruin, push, slight)
12
malign(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
12
traduce(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
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