| discredit |
| disgrace |
| dress down(expression, disparage, denounce, smear, malign) |
| dump on(expression, disparage, denounce, smear, malign) |
| give a black eye(expression, idiom, disparage, denounce, malign) |
| harm(criticize, insult, taint, slander, tarnish) |
| hold in contempt(expression, idiom) |
| insult(criticize, taint, slander, tarnish, defame) |
| jinx(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, malign) |
| knock(criticize, disparage, denounce, belittle, slander) |
| knock down |
| libel(verb, criticize, disparage, denounce, smear) |
| minimize |
| misrepresent(criticize, insult, taint, slander, tarnish) |
| mistreat(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, malign) |
| mudsling(criticize, disparage, taint, slander, malign) |
| opprobriate(criticize, insult, knock, belittle, taint) |
| pan(disparage, denounce, smear, assail, malign) |
| pollute(criticize, insult, taint, slander, tarnish) |
| put a whammy on(expression, idiom, disparage, denounce, malign) |