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Verb

To make hurtful and untrue comments about

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

stigmatize^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

stigmatise^UK

drag through the mire

minimize^US

minimise^UK

trivialize^US

trivialise^UK

run a smear campaign against

sully someone's reputation

make light of

drag someone's name through the mud

sully the reputation of

pummel^US

belabor^US

pummelled^UK

belabour^UK

blacken someone's name

write false reports about

spread tales about

come down on

mark wrong

drag name through mud

find fault with

blacken the character of

drag someone's name through the mire

throw brickbats at

sell short

rip up

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the reputation of

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

look down one's nose at

tarnish someone's name

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

soil someone's name

stain someone's good name

give someone a dressing-down

demonize^US

demonise^UK

defame someone's character

give someone a bad press

give someone a roasting

give someone a rollicking

rap over the knuckles

find lacking

nitpick over

give someone a bollocking

satirize^US

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

satirise^UK

give something a battering

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

pitch into

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

express a poor opinion of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

jump down one's throat

give someone what for

give someone some stick

kick up a stink about

give someone a wigging

bite someone's head off

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

set too little store by

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

lash out

snap someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

ruin the reputation of

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

make cutting remarks about

tell someone to get lost

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

argue

spoof

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

put on the mat

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

slap down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

protest against

take issue

frown upon

express disagreement with

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