5
turn(verb, break, ruin, spoil, collapse)
5
vilify(verb, criticize, stain, dishonor, smear)
5
violate(verb, hurt, ruin, harm, corrupt)
5
warp(verb, hurt, ruin, damage, influence)
4
alloy(verb, cut, thin, spoil, corrupt)
4
aspersion
4
calumniate
4
canker(noun, deterioration)
4
color(noun, verb, touch, shade, influence)
4
corruption(noun, slight, abuse, scorn, spot)
4
crack(noun, verb, weakness, fault, blemish)
4
daub(noun, verb, cover, mark, spread)
4
denature(cut, thin, spoil, corrupt, deterioration)
4
desecrate(verb, catch, harm, shame, corrupt)
4
drawback(noun, weakness, crack, fault, blemish)
4
filth(disease, pollution, corruption, contamination, infection)
4
kink(noun, verb, weakness, crack, fault)
4
leaven(deterioration, uncleanness)
4
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, ruin, destroy)
4
prejudice(verb, hurt, ruin, damage, influence)
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