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8
humble(verb, upset, break, reduce, destroy)
7
shame(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
3
abase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
3
degrade(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
3
disgrace(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
3
humiliate(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
belittle(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, slight)
2
bemean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
break(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
cast down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, reduce)
2
cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, attack, reduce)
2
debase(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
decry(verb, reduce, destroy, slight, damage)
2
demean(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
derogate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
2
discredit(verb, upset, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
disparage(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
2
pan(verb, attack, reduce, destroy, crush)
2
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset, reduce)
2
reduce(verb, upset, break, destroy, crush)
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