4
shellac(verb, phrasal verb, beat, attack, hit)
4
smoke(verb, foul, stain, soil, uncleanness)
4
speckle(spread, slap, scatter, dust, shower)
4
splash(line, shoot, band, strip, scatter)
4
tar(verb, dull, cover, hurt, criticize)
4
tear down(verb, expression, ruin, oppose, dismiss)
3
accusation(slight, stain, slur, slander, innuendo)
3
attack(verb, stop, halt, slight, abuse)
3
badmouth(verb, ruin, criticize, insult, disgrace)
3
bespatter(verb, attack, clean, contaminate)
3
censure(noun, verb, attack, ruin, oppose)
3
color(noun, stain, blemish, fade, soil)
3
conquer(verb, beat, defeat, crush, overcome)
3
crush(verb, confuse, shame, subdue, disgrace)
3
cytologic smear(noun, expression, idiom)
3
demean(verb, crush, slight, diminish, confuse)
3
denounce(verb, attack, abuse, criticize, strike)
3
dirt(noun, insult, slur, offense, slander)
3
disesteem(noun, verb, ruin, disregard, oppose)
3
disrespect(noun, verb, disregard, insult, disgrace)
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