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- Abbreviations|0
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| diminish(verb, take, reduce, destroy, withdraw) | |
| disparage(verb, bad, attack, show, reduce) | |
| depreciate(verb, take, attack, show, reduce) | |
| derogate(verb, take, attack, show, reduce) | |
| slander(verb, bad, push, slight) | |
| deprecate(verb, attack, show, reduce, reject) | |
| malign(verb, bad, push, slight) | |
| belittle(verb, take, attack, show, reduce) | |
| decry(verb, take, attack, show, reduce) | |
| discredit(verb, take, reduce, destroy, push) | |
| defame(verb, push, slight, shock) | |
| take away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, withdraw, diminish) | |
| lower(verb, take, reduce, destroy, damage) | |
| minimize(verb, take, attack, show, reduce) | |
| traduce(verb, bad, push, slight) | |
| asperse(verb, bad, slight, shock) | |
| denigrate(verb, attack, show, push, slight) | |
| libel(verb, push, slight, shock) | |
| blacken(verb, push, slight, insult) | |
| calumniate(verb, push, slight, shock) |
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