| flout |
| gibe(verb, ridicule) |
| give a black eye(verb, expression, idiom, ruin, push) |
| impugn(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| jeer(verb, ridicule) |
| lecture(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| lessen |
| muckrake(insult, disparage, belittle, slur, malign) |
| object(verb, condemn, protest, denounce, deplore) |
| pooh-pooh(verb, condemn, denounce, deplore) |
| rag(verb, ridicule) |
| rap(verb, charge, ruin, dismiss, slight) |
| rebuke(verb, charge, separate, criticize, scorn) |
| reduce(verb, lower, disparage, degrade, debase) |
| reprimand(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| reprove(verb, charge, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| rubbish(criticize, knock, belittle) |
| scoff(verb, ridicule) |
| scorch(verb, ruin, dismiss, push, slight) |
| spatter(verb, attack, push, slight, criticize) |