| dig at(expression, mock, ridicule, sneer, jeer) |
| diminish(reduce, withdraw, lower, weaken) |
| dis(verb, criticize, scorn, mock, disparage) |
| discount(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower, weaken) |
| discredit(verb, reduce, reject, withdraw, diminish) |
| disesteem(reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower, weaken) |
| disparage(verb, criticize, scorn, twist, condemn) |
| do a number on(verb, expression, idiom, scorn, mock) |
| draw away(expression, reduce, withdraw, diminish, lower) |
| dump(scorn, condemn, mock, belittle, scoff) |
| dump on(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, mock) |
| expose(verb, scorn, mock, tease, jolly) |
| express joy |
| express mirth |
| face(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult) |
| face off(expression, oppose, provoke, challenge, resist) |
| front(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult) |
| gird(break, disregard, ignore, scorn, condemn) |
| give Bronx cheer(expression, idiom, scorn, condemn, mock) |
| goad(oppose, provoke, challenge, resist, insult) |