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112 entries under tarnish topic. ×
| dye(noun, verb, touch, shade, cast) | |
| give a black eye(verb, expression, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| insult(criticize, slander, defame) | |
| lower(verb, ruin, harm, shame, stain) | |
| malign smear(expression, stain, blot, slander) | |
| misrepresent(criticize, insult, slander, defame) | |
| mudsling(criticize, insult, slander, defame) | |
| opprobriate(criticize, insult, slander, defame) | |
| reduce(verb, ruin, harm, shame, stain) | |
| rip(stain, blot, slander, libel) | |
| rip up and down(expression, idiom, stain, blot, slander) | |
| traduce(criticize, stain, blot, slander) | |
| villainize(criticize, insult, slander, defame) | |
| vituperate(criticize, insult, slander, defame) | |
| bring into disrepute(verb, expression, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| bring shame on(verb, expression, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| brutalize(hurt, corrupt, blemish, debase, soil) | |
| depress(verb, shame, stain, discredit, dishonor) | |
| deride(verb, shame, stain, discredit, dishonor) | |
| do a number on(expression, idiom, stain, blot, slander) |
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