| ridicule(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, lower) |
| scorn(verb, reject, dismiss, criticize, dislike) |
| vilipend(verb, detraction) |
| attack(verb, charge, oppose, criticize, scorn) |
| bemoan(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| bewail(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| blame(verb, charge, attack, reject, oppose) |
| demean(verb, diminish, disparage, deride, depreciate) |
| demur(verb, oppose, criticize, dislike, challenge) |
| deride(verb, reject, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| disdain(verb, reject, dismiss, criticize, scorn) |
| disfavor(verb, stop, check, reject, oppose) |
| insult(noun, verb, ridicule, slander, libel) |
| lament(verb, oppose, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| make light of(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, diminish) |
| protest(noun, verb, oppose, criticize, dislike) |
| reproach(verb, charge, attack, oppose, criticize) |
| slander(verb, oppose, dismiss, slight, criticize) |
| slight(verb, adjective, attack, show, criticize) |
| asperse(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, shock) |