6
blame(verb, attack, ruin, oppose, destroy)
6
brand(noun, verb, attack, push, slight)
6
damn(verb, cut, attack, abuse, criticize)
6
debase(verb, criticize, dishonor, smear)
6
defile(verb, disparage, belittle, taint, disapprove)
6
detract(verb, push, slight, criticize, shock)
6
devalue(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
6
diminish(verb, criticize, condemn, blame, disparage)
6
execrate(verb, condemn, rage, hate, reprobate)
6
impugn(verb, attack, criticize, censure, condemn)
6
pillory(verb, shame, slander)
6
put down(verb, expression, phrasal verb, sound, ruin)
6
reproach(verb, attack, sound, ruin, oppose)
6
scold(verb, attack, sound, oppose, abuse)
6
upbraid(verb, attack, sound, abuse, criticize)
5
bespatter(verb, disapprobation, detraction)
5
call names(verb, expression, idiom, sound, insult)
5
castigate(verb, cut, attack, sound, abuse)
5
chide(verb, abuse, criticize, scorn, censure)
5
derogate(verb, attack, sound, dismiss, slight)
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