| bad-mouth(verb, bad, slight, criticize, scorn) |
| bate |
| curtail(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| denounce(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| despise(disparage, degrade, humiliate, debase, disapprobation) |
| disapprove(verb, criticize, censure, dislike, condemn) |
| dishonor(verb, reduce, destroy, slight, damage) |
| distract(verb, disturb, confuse, discourage, deter) |
| put down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, push) |
| ridicule(verb, slight, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show) |
| slight(verb, attack, show, push, criticize) |
| slur(verb, slight, criticize, fault, insult) |
| underrate(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| abrade |
| besmirch(verb, slight, disparage, belittle, slander) |
| disgrace(verb, reduce, destroy, push, slight) |
| knock(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| misprize(verb, take, reduce, diminish, weaken) |
| pan(verb, reduce, reject, oppose, destroy) |