| traduce(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| underplay(verb, reduce, diminish, lower, decrease) |
| understatement(noun, restraint, oversimplification) |
| vilify(verb, dismiss, criticize, scorn, condemn) |
| write off(verb, expression, dismiss, diminish, criticize) |
| abbreviate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| addle(verb, confuse, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| affront(verb, upset, reject, disregard, dismiss) |
| asperse(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage) |
| attenuate(reduce, diminish, lower, decrease, lessen) |
| bark up wrong tree(expression, idiom, misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate) |
| be indifferent(verb, reject, disregard, dismiss, abandon) |
| be misled(misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate, miscalculate) |
| be off the mark(verb, confuse, overlook, misconstrue, misunderstand) |
| be overcritical(misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate, miscalculate) |
| be partial(misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate, miscalculate) |
| be unfair(misconstrue, misunderstand, overestimate, miscalculate) |
| blame(criticize, condemn, disparage, complain, belittle) |
| blister(verb, upset, abuse, criticize, scorn) |
| blunder(verb, disregard, confuse, overlook, misconstrue) |