| reprehend(verb, charge, attack, criticize, scorn) |
| roast(verb, charge, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| scorch(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| shame(noun, verb, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| speak ill of(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, denounce) |
| spurn(verb, decline, reject, slight, criticize) |
| stain(verb, criticize, shame, discredit, dishonor) |
| tease(verb, mock, sneer) |
| abrade(verb, detract) |
| accuse(verb, charge, bad, criticize, negative) |
| affront(verb, scorn, condemn, insult, mock) |
| bespatter |
| brand(verb, detraction) |
| chaff(verb, scorn, mock, ridicule, disdain) |
| chasten(verb, reprimand, reproach, disapprove, rebuke) |
| chastise(verb, charge, criticize, scorn, censure) |
| damage(verb, reduce, destroy, slight, lower) |
| damn(verb, adjective, attack, abuse, criticize) |
| de-emphasize |
| depress(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb) |