86 entries under demean topic. ×

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bring down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
5
abase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
5
bad-mouth(verb, action, criticize, decrease, scorn)
5
debase(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
4
bring low(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
3
deprecate(verb, action, reduce, diminish, criticize)
3
criticize(verb, scorn, disparage, discredit, deride)
3
take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, crush, criticize)
3
confuse(verb, crush, shame, subdue, disgrace)
3
degrade(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
3
squelch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
2
take down a peg(expression, idiom, crush, criticize, scorn)
2
tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, crush, criticize)
2
chasten(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
abash(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
base(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
bemean(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
break(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
1
cast down(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
1
chagrin(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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