| loss of face(noun, expression, idiom, confusion, shame) |
| misbelief(noun, doubt, uncertainty, dissent, reservation) |
| misdoubt(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| not buy(verb, expression, decline, reject, oppose) |
| pillory(verb, slander) |
| put-down(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot) |
| qualm(noun, difficulty, anxiety, confusion, doubt) |
| rap(noun, verb, ruin, dismiss, slight) |
| reflect on(verb, expression, phrasal verb, shame, blame) |
| renounce(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, ignore) |
| repudiate(verb, decline, reject, dismiss, ignore) |
| scoff at(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, disregard) |
| shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, decline, reduce) |
| slam(noun, verb, reduce, ruin, dismiss) |
| soil(hurt, damage, harm, dirty, corrupt) |
| suspect(verb, dispute, challenge, doubt, question) |
| tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, dismiss) |
| underestimate(verb, dismiss, diminish, criticize, lower) |
| upbraid(verb, reprimand, disapprove, rebuke, accuse) |
| vitiate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |