| humble(verb, upset, break, reduce, destroy) |
| shame(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| abase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| degrade(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| disgrace(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| downplay(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse) |
| humiliate(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| belittle(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, slight) |
| bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| blister(verb, crush, criticize, scorn, confuse) |
| break(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, reduce) |
| criticize(verb, attack, scorn, condemn, blame) |
| cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, attack, reduce) |
| cut to the quick(verb, expression, idiom, upset, crush) |
| debase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| decry(verb, reduce, destroy, slight, damage) |
| demean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush) |
| deride(verb, criticize, scorn, shame, fault) |
| derogate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish) |