83 entries under demean topic. ×

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downgrade(verb, attack, show, reduce, destroy)
5
smear(verb, push, slight, criticize, scorn)
5
vilify(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
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bad-mouth(verb, bad, slight, criticize, scorn)
4
put down(verb, expression, reduce, destroy, push)
4
run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, attack, show)
4
slight(verb, attack, show, push, criticize)
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slur(verb, slight, criticize, fault, insult)
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underrate(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize)
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disgrace(verb, reduce, destroy, push, slight)
3
knock(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize)
3
pan(verb, reduce, reject, oppose, destroy)
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slam(verb, reduce, reject, oppose, destroy)
3
undervalue(verb, take, reduce, diminish, criticize)
2
blister(verb, take, reduce, push, slight)
2
brand(verb, push, slight, insult, stain)
2
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
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cut to the quick(verb, expression, idiom, push, slight)
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deride(verb, criticize, scorn, condemn, fault)
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dispraise(verb, reject, oppose, criticize, scorn)
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