4
blight(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin)
4
disfigure(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin)
4
patch(noun, verb, cover, mark, spread)
4
speckle(verb, mark, spot, dirty, stain)
4
blister(noun, verb, mark, slight, spot)
4
dishonour
4
mess up(verb, expression, phrasal verb, hurt, ruin)
4
rust(noun, verb, break, dull, hurt)
4
tar(verb, dull, cover, hurt, spread)
3
bespatter(verb, attack, clean, dirty, stain)
3
decolorize(verb, dull, dim, dissolve, lighten)
3
discoloration(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
3
disserve(verb, help, hurt, ruin, wrong)
3
eyesore(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
3
pale(verb, dull, reduce, diminish, lower)
3
prejudice(verb, help, cut, hurt, reduce)
3
revile(verb, criticize, disparage, belittle, taint)
3
score(noun, verb, stain, blemish, scratch)
3
traduce(verb, stain, disparage, belittle, blot)
3
bruise(noun, verb, hurt, mark, ruin)
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