| drain(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| fade(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| foul |
| insult(verb, criticize, slur, slander, malign) |
| make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| neglect(verb, disregard, leave, abandon, ignore) |
| pan(verb, attack, reduce, dismiss, slight) |
| reprobate(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn) |
| shame |
| shorten(verb, cut, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| shrink(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| slam(verb, attack, dismiss, slight, criticize) |
| slump(verb, drop, cut, decline, reduce) |
| sneer at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| speak ill of(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, knock) |
| spoil(verb, decline, ruin, fail, lower) |
| stigmatize |
| talk |
| tarnish(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disparage) |
| underplay(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |