14
spoil(verb, break, dull, cut, hurt)
13
Sully
13
discredit(noun, verb, hurt, slight, abuse)
13
flaw(noun, verb, help, mark, ruin)
13
harm(verb, break, dull, help, cut)
13
smirch(noun, verb, slight, insult, dirty)
12
befoul(verb, dull, attack, criticize, catch)
12
debase(verb, hurt, reduce, ruin, destroy)
12
foul(verb, adjective, cut, hurt, catch)
12
hurt(noun, verb, break, dull, help)
11
injure(verb, break, dull, help, cut)
11
muddy(verb, dull, hurt, reduce, diminish)
11
stigmatize(verb, hurt, spoil, shame, dirty)
11
vitiate(verb, break, dull, help, cut)
10
asperse(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
10
blur(noun, verb, dull, cover, hurt)
10
calumniate(verb, criticize, disparage, belittle, slander)
10
denigrate(verb, attack, clean, insult, stain)
10
impair(verb, break, dull, help, cut)
10
ruin(verb, break, cut, hurt, destroy)
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