“But there is a large public more discriminating who would scorn to be associated with those people we have just named, and yet they share a good number of their tastes.”

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To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is

belittle

minimise^UK

minimize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

degrade

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

marginalise^UK

marginalize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

pummel^US

look down one's nose at

pummelled^UK

dishonor^US

dishonour^UK

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

make cutting remarks about

make someone a laughing stock

expose to ridicule

pull one's leg

poke borack

make a laughing-stock

turn up one's nose at

ostracize^US

give someone a bollocking

ostracise^UK

give someone a rollicking

tell off

pick apart

rap over the knuckles

give someone a roasting

flay

bag

stigmatize^US

blacken someone's reputation

stigmatise^UK

give someone a dressing-down

give someone a telling-off

rant at

baste

give someone an earful

give someone what for

jaw

give someone a wigging

give someone a mouthful

wig

give someone a rating

give someone a caning

belabor^US

give someone some stick

belabour^UK

rail

scathe

send someone away with a flea in their ear

drag through the mire

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

jump down one's throat

give a piece of one's mind

express disapproval of

bite someone's head off

complain vociferously about

kick up a stink about

express a poor opinion of

snap someone's head off

let fly at

give someone a bad press

have someone on the carpet

sully the reputation of

blacken the reputation of

lay out

conduct a smear campaign against

disagree violently with

jump down someone's throat

make a protest against

put up a fight against

bring to book

go after

kick against

complain bitterly about

moralise^UK

moralize^US

hold someone to blame

rap someone the knuckles

drag over the coals

call to task

tear someone a new one

give someone a dressing down

give someone a telling off

rap across the knuckles

severely reprimand

give someone a carpeting

eat out

criticize hatefully

cuss out

lose one's temper with

drag someone's name through the mud

give something a bad press

mete out punishment to

give a tongue-lashing

come down on like a ton of bricks

express strong disapproval of

lodge a protest against

take issue

express disagreement with

demonize^US

demonise^UK

send someone away with a flea in his

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

bring into disfavour

show in a bad light

blacken someone's name

rip up

thunder against

kick up

take great exception to

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To feel distaste for or hostility towards

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

be unable to tolerate

bear a grudge against

feel malice to

feel aversion towards

feel revulsion towards

regard with repugnance

have a poor opinion of

not be able to stomach

have a low opinion of

not think much of

look down one's nose at

not go for

treat with contempt

turn your nose up at

feel repugnance towards

have aversion to

find disgusting

feel repugnance

have a strong aversion to

indicate disapproval of

show disapproval of

show displeasure

look down one's nose on

feel hostility toward

feel aversion toward

feel hostility towards

feel repugnance toward

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To show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to

Verb

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To reject or refuse advocacy of

have nothing more to do with

refuse to acknowledge

cut off without a penny

send packing

turn back on

give someone the big E

bin off

give someone the push

have no more truck with

Verb

To show an unwillingness to accept or engage with someone

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

give the cold shoulder

have nothing to do with

give a wide berth to

give someone the brush-off

give someone the go-by

give someone the push

give the elbow

have nothing more to do with

leave out in the cold

give someone the air

give someone the big E

send to Coventry

hand someone the frozen mitt

kick in the teeth

repudiate

brush off

look right through someone

tell someone where to get off

tell someone to get lost

give the cold shoulder to

keep one's distance from

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Verb

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To exercise or express disbelief or doubt

have no confidence in

have no faith in

take with a pinch of salt

regard with suspicion

have misgivings about

have reservations about

have suspicions about

feel apprehensive about

misbelieve

look askance at

take with a grain of salt

Verb

To be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

Verb

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To face or confront something or someone that is hostile

knock chip off shoulder

come face to face with

meet eyeball-to-eyeball

persevere in the face of

stick fast

remain firm

hold out

go the distance against

stand firm

hold the line against

be forced to contend with

put a bold face on it

throw down the gauntlet

get into conflict with

look straight in the eye

come into conflict with

take the bull by the horns

enter into combat with

hold one's ground against

hold your ground

win out

stand one's ground against

come to close quarters with

initiate a discussion with

discuss something with

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Verb

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To speak with vulgar, irreverent or profane language

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