140 entries under demean topic. ×

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roast(verb, attack, mark, dismiss, push)
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run down(verb, expression, attack, reduce, ruin)
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traduce(verb, law, attack, dismiss, push)
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bad-mouth(verb, slight, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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belittle(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, slight)
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blister(verb, mark, crush, push, slight)
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break(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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cut down to size(verb, expression, idiom, attack, reduce)
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cut to the quick(expression, idiom, push, slight, criticize)
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debase(verb, reduce, destroy, crush, damage)
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decry(verb, reduce, oppose, dismiss, destroy)
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degrade(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, dismiss)
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depreciate(verb, dismiss, slight, criticize, scorn)
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derogate(verb, reduce, dismiss, destroy, slight)
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detract(verb, reduce, destroy, push, slight)
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diminish(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, abuse)
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disgrace(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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dishonor(verb, reduce, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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dispraise(verb, dismiss, abuse, criticize, scorn)
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disprove(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, dislike)
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