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| [1] |
belittle
,
diminish
,
pick at
,
depreciate
,
devalue/devaluate
,
cheapen
,
talk down
,
discredit
,
dishonour
,
decry
,
demean
,
criticize
,
denigrate
,
deprecate
,
derogate
,
underrate
,
undervalue
,
downgrade
,
reduce
,
minimize
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| [2] |
run down
,
slander
,
libel
,
defame
,
traduce
,
malign
,
backbite
,
vilify
,
insult
,
stab in the back
,
(US) back-stab
,
(Colloq) poor mouth
,
(Slang) (US/Canadian) bad-mouth
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