| ridicule(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, lower) |
| put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, dismiss, crush) |
| criticize(verb, charge, abuse, scorn, condemn) |
| denounce(verb, charge, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| discredit(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight) |
| downgrade(verb, attack, show, reduce, lower) |
| revile(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| smirch(verb, insult, disparage, belittle, slur) |
| tarnish(verb, attack, clean, insult, stain) |
| defile(verb, insult, stain, disparage, belittle) |
| detract(verb, attack, show, push, slight) |
| diminish(verb, criticize, lower, knock, belittle) |
| knock(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| scandalize(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, crack) |
| slur(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| soil(verb, attack, clean, dirty, taint) |
| attack(verb, charge, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| censure(verb, charge, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| demean(verb, crush, slight, lower, confuse) |
| downplay(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |