| bring down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame) |
| mitigate(verb, lessen, underplay) |
| abase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| alleviate(verb, action, softening, allaying) |
| bad-mouth(verb, action, criticize, decrease, scorn) |
| debase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| extenuate(verb, action, lessen, mitigate) |
| attach little importance to(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, moderate) |
| attenuate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| bring low(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame) |
| cheapen(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| dismiss(verb, action, decrease, lessening, trivialize) |
| kiss off(verb, phrasal verb, action, decrease, lessening) |
| deprecate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| criticize(verb, scorn, disparage, discredit, deride) |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, crush, criticize) |
| confuse(verb, crush, shame, subdue, disgrace) |
| degrade(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue) |
| squelch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| think nothing of(verb, expression, idiom, restrain, moderate) |