183 entries under verb topic. ×

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contemn(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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cow(correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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curb(correct, discipline, humble, humiliate)
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damn(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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declaim(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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decry(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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defame(reprimand, discredit, rebuke, accuse)
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denigrate(charge, criticize, scorn, condemn)
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derogate(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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excoriate(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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expose(attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
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expostulate(reprimand, reproach, rate, taunt)
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flay(attack, criticize, blast, denounce)
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fry(oppose, censure, blame, pay)
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fulminate against(expression, correct, humble, humiliate)
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give a dressing-down
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give a talking-to(expression, idiom, reprimand, reproach)
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give comeuppance(expression, reprimand, discredit, reproach)
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give the devil(expression, idiom, reprimand, discredit)
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give the dickens(expression, blame, reproach, scold)
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