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attaint(noun, verb, spot, stain, disgrace)
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besmirch(verb, hurt, spoil, dirty, corrupt)
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bring down(noun, verb, expression, upset, crush)
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bring into disrepute(verb, expression, idiom, action, stain)
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chasten(verb, upset, crush, annoy, confuse)
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confuse(verb, upset, bother, disturb, crush)
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contriteness(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, repentance)
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cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, action, reduce)
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debasement(noun, slight, abuse, spot, sorrow)
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demean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
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denigration(noun, ridicule, humiliation, degradation)
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derogation(noun, disgrace, humiliation)
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discomfit(verb, upset, trouble, bother, disturb)
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give a black eye(verb, expression, idiom, action, stain)
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outrage(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, disgrace)
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penitence(noun, blame, sorrow, fault, responsibility)
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scorn(noun, verb, cut, disregard, slight)
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shenanigans
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shyness(noun, difficulty, confusion, mess, embarrassment)
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sin(noun, blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace)
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