10
disgrace(noun, verb, ruin, push, slight)
9
besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, shame, insult)
9
detraction(noun, expression, law, attack, hit)
9
revile(verb, upset, slight, abuse, criticize)
9
scandal(noun, expression, law, attack, abuse)
8
bad-mouth(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
8
blot(noun, verb, push, slight, shame)
8
deprecate(verb, shock, insult, outrage, slander)
8
lie(noun, abuse, insult, story, slur)
8
obloquy(noun, hit, slight, abuse, scorn)
8
tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, law, attack)
7
backbite(verb, law, attack, disparage, belittle)
7
belittle(verb, slight, abuse, shock, insult)
7
decry(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, shock)
7
depreciate(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disparage)
7
detract(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
7
dishonor(verb, upset, slight, abuse, shock)
7
dishonour(noun, verb)
7
scandalize(verb, slight, criticize, shock, insult)
7
shame(noun, verb, slight, abuse, scorn)
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