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| give a bad name(idiom, dirty, disparage, belittle) | |
| give a black eye(verb, idiom, shame, stain) | |
| grow dim(verb, dull, dim, dissolve) | |
| hang in effigy | |
| heap dirt upon | |
| ill repute(noun, slight, abuse, scorn) | |
| lose brightness(verb, dull, dim, dissolve) | |
| lose color(verb, dull, reduce, diminish) | |
| lose luster(verb, dull, reduce, diminish) | |
| lose shine(verb, dull, dirty, corrupt) | |
| louse up(verb, hurt, ruin, damage) | |
| make dirty(idiom, dirty, foul, debase) | |
| make dusty(verb, foul, stain, smear) | |
| make impure(verb, foul, stain, smear) | |
| make useless(verb, hurt, reduce, ruin) | |
| malign smear(stain, blot, slander, libel) | |
| put down(verb, phrasal verb, hurt, ruin) | |
| rip up and down(idiom, stain, blot, slander) | |
| run smear campaign(idiom, insult, disparage, belittle) | |
| shake up(verb, break, cut, hurt) |
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