120 entries under demean topic. ×

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crush(verb, upset, confuse, shame, subdue)
4
debilitate(verb, upset, trouble, dull, decline)
4
demoralize(verb, ruin, dismiss, criticize, harm)
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dishonor(verb, reduce, ruin, destroy, crush)
4
minimize(verb, cut, decline, reduce, dismiss)
3
abash(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
3
downplay(verb, reduce, crush, diminish, criticize)
3
dump on(verb, expression, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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scorn(verb, upset, trouble, dull, reduce)
3
subdue(verb, upset, reduce, crush, moderate)
3
tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, dismiss)
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undermine(verb, upset, drop, decline, reduce)
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bad-mouth(verb, criticize, scorn, condemn, blame)
2
beat down(verb, expression, upset, trouble, dull)
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bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
blister(verb, reduce, crush, withdraw, diminish)
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chasten(verb, upset, crush, confuse, shame)
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conquer(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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cut down to size(expression, idiom, reduce, destroy, crush)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, upset, crush, criticize)
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