266 entries under verb topic. ×

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discredit(ruin, dismiss, push, slight)
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scandalize(bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
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badmouth(ruin, abuse, criticize, disgrace)
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tarnish(stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
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besmirch(slight, criticize, insult, disgrace)
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deprecate(dismiss, slight, criticize, lower)
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attack(slight, abuse, criticize, insult)
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derogate(dismiss, slight, criticize, scorn)
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sully(stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
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belittle(dismiss, slight, abuse, criticize)
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taint(criticize, stain, blot, slander)
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censure(slight, abuse, criticize, condemn)
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defile(stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
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disgrace(ruin, push, slight, criticize)
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run down(expression, phrasal verb, attack, dismiss)
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stain(push, slight, criticize, insult)
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vituperate(abuse, criticize, condemn, disparage)
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cast aspersions on(expression, idiom, law, attack)
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condemn(bad, slight, abuse, criticize)
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criticize(attack, abuse, condemn, blame)
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