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