| reprimand(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| slur(noun, verb, upset, slight, abuse) |
| asperse(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, crack) |
| blame(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| call names(verb, expression, idiom, sound, insult) |
| chew out(verb, expression, reprimand, reproach, rebuke) |
| condemn(verb, attack, slight, abuse, criticize) |
| deprecate(verb, attack, slight, criticize, lower) |
| put down(verb, expression, upset, attack, reject) |
| run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, abuse) |
| scorn(verb, reject, abuse, criticize, neglect) |
| admonish(verb, abuse, criticize, scorn, censure) |
| backbite(verb, sound, slight, criticize, shock) |
| bawl out(verb, expression, criticize, reprimand, reproach) |
| besmirch(verb, slight, criticize, insult, disparage) |
| blast(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, censure) |
| blow up(verb, abuse, criticize) |
| chastise(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, denounce) |
| come down on(verb, expression, idiom, attack, abuse) |
| drub(verb, abuse, criticize, thrash, thump) |