- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|653
- Abbreviations|0
56 entries under demean topic. ×
| downplay(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) | |
| give comeuppance(verb, expression, abuse, belittle) | |
| knock off high horse(verb, expression, idiom, abuse, belittle) | |
| pooh pooh(verb, expression, disregard, criticize, neglect) | |
| poor mouth(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, disparage) | |
| poormouth(verb, abuse, belittle, minimize) | |
| put away(verb, expression, phrasal verb, abuse, belittle) | |
| rip(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) | |
| shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) | |
| shoot full of holes(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, scorn) | |
| squash(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) | |
| squelch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) | |
| take a swipe at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize) | |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) | |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, scorn) | |
| rubbish(verb, criticize, fault, disparage, ridicule) |
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