| downplay(verb, reduce, dismiss, diminish, criticize) |
| err(verb, confuse, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| make little of(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, lower) |
| misapprehend(verb, confuse, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| misread(verb, disregard, confuse, overlook, misconstrue) |
| pooh-pooh(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| run down(verb, expression, reduce, dismiss, diminish) |
| talk down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, minimize, understate) |
| underreckon |
| understate |
| abuse(verb, upset, dismiss, diminish, criticize) |
| bad-mouth(criticize, scorn, condemn, blame, disparage) |
| be wrong(verb, confuse, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| condemn(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |
| contemn(verb, slight, criticize, lower, disparage) |
| criticize(verb, diminish, lower, scorn, condemn) |
| cry down(verb, expression, dismiss, diminish, criticize) |
| cut down to size(expression, idiom, reduce, diminish, criticize) |
| defame(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| deride(verb, upset, dismiss, abuse, criticize) |