83 entries under demean topic. ×

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roast(verb, phrasal verb, fix, attack, reduce)
12
blacken(verb, mark, ruin, push, slight)
9
blister(noun, verb, cut, attack, mark)
6
brand(verb, mark, light, push, slight)
5
slur(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, crack)
4
criticize(verb, attack, abuse, scorn, censure)
4
smear(verb, attack, ruin, dismiss, push)
3
blot(verb, push, slight, insult, stain)
3
disparage(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, scorn)
3
pan(verb, cut, attack, ruin, hit)
3
rip(hit, criticize, scorn, censure, condemn)
3
skin alive(verb, expression, hit, push, slight)
3
slam(verb, phrasal verb, cut, attack, ruin)
3
stain(verb, break, hurt, ruin, push)
2
bad-mouth(verb, ruin, slight, abuse, criticize)
2
blemish(verb, push, slight, insult, stain)
2
calumniate(verb, ruin, push, slight, crack)
2
cut to the quick(expression, idiom, push, slight, criticize)
2
cut up(expression, hit, push, slight, censure)
2
decry(verb, dismiss, slight, abuse, criticize)
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