| squelch(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| stain(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| sully(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| taint(verb, criticize, insult, slander, tarnish) |
| take down(expression, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| take down a peg(expression, idiom, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| tarnish(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| underestimate(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| underrate(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| undervalue(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit) |
| villainize(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| vituperate(verb, criticize, insult, taint, slander) |
| write off(verb, expression, criticize, scorn, disparage) |
| demean(verb, disparage, deride, depreciate, decry) |
| malign(verb, slander, defame) |
| rubbish(verb, disparage, deride, demean, depreciate) |