| take a swipe at(verb, expression, idiom, phrasal verb, criticize) |
| take down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| take down a peg(verb, expression, idiom, criticize, scorn) |
| tear down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| think nothing of(expression, idiom) |
| traduce(verb, slight, criticize, lower, fault) |
| treat with contempt(verb, expression, idiom, reject, dismiss) |
| turn down(verb, expression, scorn) |
| vilify(verb, slight, criticize, lower, fault) |
| wave aside(verb, expression, phrasal verb, reject, dismiss) |
| write off(verb, expression, phrasal verb, criticize, scorn) |
| abuse(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| ape |
| asperse(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| attack(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| avoid(verb, disparage, deride, despise, revile) |
| backbite |
| badinage |
| be allergic to(verb, scorn, spurn, belittle, despise) |
| be contemptuous of |