106 entries under demean topic. ×

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run down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy)
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sap(verb, stop, hurt, ruin, restrain)
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scorch(verb, cut, attack, criticize, scorn)
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scorn(verb, decline, dismiss, criticize, ignore)
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shoot full of holes(verb, expression, idiom, oppose, crush)
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smear(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse)
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squash(verb, remove, destroy, crush, criticize)
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take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, beat, reduce)
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take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, reduce, destroy)
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tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, oppose)
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undermine(verb, stop, upset, drop, hurt)
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weaken(verb, stop, hurt, reduce, ruin)
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abash(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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bad-mouth(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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base(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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belittle(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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bemean(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage)
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bring low(verb, expression, crush, confuse, shame)
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cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reduce, destroy)
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chagrin(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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