6
soil(verb, activity, hurt, dirty, corrupt)
5
belittle(verb, reduce, defeat, destroy, crush)
5
blacken(verb, hurt, dirty, corrupt, stain)
5
deflate(verb, upset, dismiss, crush, slight)
5
distress(noun, verb, upset, bother, disturb)
5
grief(noun, trouble, feeling, love, ruin)
5
iniquity(blame, fault, responsibility, disgrace, discredit)
5
make uncomfortable(verb, expression, action, disgrace, discredit)
5
pillory(verb, slander)
5
repentance(noun, sorrow, anguish, regret, guilt)
5
shoot down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, action, reduce)
5
show up(verb, expression, upset, bother, disturb)
5
suppress(verb, subdue, quell, quash)
4
bring shame on(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, action)
4
bashfulness(noun, difficulty, confusion, mess, embarrassment)
4
calumniate(verb, slander)
4
defamation(noun, slight, abuse, spot, disgrace)
4
delicacy
4
denounce(verb, slander)
4
deprecation(noun, ridicule, humiliation, degradation)
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