| taint(verb, criticize, insult, slander, tarnish) |
| take a swipe at(verb, expression, idiom, taint, slander) |
| take away(verb, expression, criticize, condemn, blame) |
| take swipe at(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, condemn) |
| tarnish(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| throw stones at(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, condemn) |
| traduce(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, taint) |
| underestimate(verb, diminish, criticize, lower, condemn) |
| underrate(verb, diminish, criticize, lower, condemn) |
| undervalue(verb, diminish, criticize, lower, condemn) |
| vilify(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, taint) |
| villainize(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| vituperate(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| write off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, diminish, criticize) |
| comment negatively(verb, expression, dismiss, crush, slight) |
| complain(criticize, disparage) |
| crush(verb, dismiss, slight, mock, disparage) |
| deflate(verb, dismiss, crush, slight, mock) |
| deprecate(verb, criticize, mock, disparage, complain) |
| deride(verb, mock, disparage, ridicule) |