3
wreck(verb, break, hurt, ruin, damage)
2
black eye(noun, expression, mark, respect, slight)
2
crack(noun, verb, harm, spoil, injure)
2
defect(noun, verb, mark, spot, stain)
2
imputation
2
pillory(verb, slander)
2
splash
2
abuse(noun, verb, break, cut, hurt)
2
blighted
2
censure
2
color(noun, stain, blemish, fade, imperfection)
2
corrode(verb, break, dull, hurt, ruin)
2
dab(verb, cover, spread, stain, taint)
2
defacement(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
2
deform(verb, break, cut, hurt, ruin)
2
deformity(noun, mark, spot, stain, blemish)
2
demean
2
dent(noun, verb, break, hurt, mark)
2
desecrate(verb, ruin, catch, harm, shame)
2
destroy(verb, reduce, ruin, damage, harm)
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