| retrench |
| revile(verb, slight, criticize, shock, fault) |
| shame(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |
| slam(verb, reduce, reject, oppose, destroy) |
| stigmatize(verb, insult, slander, libel) |
| subtract from(verb, expression, take, reduce, diminish) |
| sully(verb, criticize, insult, disparage, belittle) |
| take away from(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, diminish) |
| take from(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, withhold) |
| tarnish(verb, criticize, insult, disparage, belittle) |
| turn(verb, move, change, bear, reverse) |
| undervalue(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| vilipend(verb, take, reduce, diminish, weaken) |
| abstract(verb, trouble, disturb, prevent, confuse) |
| beguile(trouble, disturb, confuse, entertain, divert) |
| blame(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, censure) |
| blister(verb, take, reduce, push, slight) |
| brand(verb, push, slight, insult, stain) |
| call away(expression, trouble, disturb, confuse, entertain) |
| censure(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, dislike) |