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abuse(noun, verb, hurt, ruin, slight)
7
decompose(verb, break, dull, ruin, harm)
7
impair(verb, dull, cut, hurt, ruin)
7
malign(verb, criticize, stain, blot, slander)
7
muddy(verb, dull, ruin, spoil, dirty)
7
ruin(verb, destroy, damage, harm, spoil)
7
scar(noun, verb, mark, ruin, disregard)
7
slander(noun, verb, dull, hurt, slight)
7
spatter(verb, cover, attack, mark, criticize)
6
asperse(verb, criticize, stain, blot, slander)
6
bespatter(verb, attack, clean, dirty, corrupt)
6
black mark(noun, expression, spot, stain, disgrace)
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debauch(verb, hurt, ruin, harm, dirty)
6
defilement(noun, abuse, stain, deterioration, pollution)
6
denigrate(verb, attack, clean, stain, blot)
6
disintegrate(verb, break, dull, reduce, ruin)
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distort(verb, ruin, damage, influence, spoil)
6
imperfection(noun, mark, spot, fault, stain)
6
injure(verb, dull, hurt, ruin, destroy)
6
speck(noun, verb, mark, spot, fault)
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