140 entries under demean topic. ×

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criticize(verb, attack, oppose, abuse, scorn)
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cut up(verb, expression, push, slight, insult)
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deny(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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deprecate(verb, oppose, dismiss, criticize, scorn)
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depress(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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deride(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, mock)
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detract from(verb, expression, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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discomfit(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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disconsider(verb, ruin, oppose, destroy, dislike)
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discount(verb, criticize, scorn, disparage, discredit)
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discountenance(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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disesteem(ruin, destroy, blame, smear, slur)
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disfavor(ruin, destroy, blame, smear, slur)
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downgrade(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, diminish)
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embarrass(verb, crush, confuse, shame, subdue)
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frown upon(verb, expression, ruin, oppose, destroy)
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hit where one lives(verb, expression, idiom, push, slight)
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humiliate(verb, reduce, destroy, damage, lower)
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insinuate(verb, push, slight, insult, stain)
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insult(verb, push, slight, criticize, stain)
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