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Adjective

Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority

Verb

Present participle for to belittle or express a low opinion of

Present participle for to treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority

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Adjective

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Extremely offensive, harsh and insulting

dishonoring^US

libelling^UK

libeling^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

unfavorable^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

straight from the shoulder

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Adjective

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Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority

patronizing^US

too big for your boots

throwing one's weight around

on an ego trip

too big for your breeches

patronising^UK

too big for your britches

throwing one's weight about

offensively self-assertive

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

phony^US

phoney^UK

smart-assed^US

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

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Verb

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Present participle for to belittle or express a low opinion of

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

libelling^UK

libeling^US

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mud

doing a hatchet job on

blackening the name of

spreading lies about

sullying the reputation of

blackening the character of

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

dishonoring^US

pummelling^UK

dragging through the mire

bringing into disrepute

underestimating

giving a bad press to

throwing brickbats at

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

bringing discredit to

backbiting

bringing shame upon

muckraking

spreading scandal about

running smear campaign

making light of

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

look down one's nose at

discoloring^US

running a smear campaign against

blackening someone's name

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

lowering the status of

bringing low

nagging at

dragging someone's name through the mud

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

treating disrespectfully

sailing into

clobbering

prejudicing

giving someone a bad press

hauling over the coals

tearing apart

putting in a bad light

going for the jugular

writing false reports about

tearing off a strip

jumping down one's throat

ripping into

calling down

spreading tales about

bringing shame to

marking wrong

passing strictures upon

dragging name through mud

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

commenting negatively

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

knocking off high horse

hitting where one lives

speaking of with disfavour

putting someone in their place

giving something a battering

giving a tongue-lashing

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

rapping over the knuckles

biting someone's head off

giving someone a bollocking

lashing out

giving someone a roasting

giving someone a rollicking

declaiming

giving offence to

injuring one's reputation

damaging one's good name

plastering

strumpeting

laying down the law

raking over the coals

anointing

declassing

ribbing

shooting full of holes

satirizing^US

hurting somebody's feelings

stepping on one's toes

telling off

reducing to the ranks

showing in a bad light

bantering

flouting

bringing into disfavour

storming

raging

lashing into

giving someone a dressing-down

letting someone have it

satirising^UK

causing to feel small

taking the wind out of your sails

making someone eat humble pie

making ashamed

settling someone's hash

putting to shame

putting out of countenance

holding up to ridicule

taking the piss out of

treating with contempt

complaining

telling someone to get lost

casting aside

giving the cold shoulder to

sweeping aside

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

giving something a bad press

sneezing at

holding in contempt

setting little store by

rating too low

doing an injustice to

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

pitching into

turning your nose up at

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

regarding with contempt

ticking off

turning up one's nose

giving someone a wigging

thinking too little of

making a fuss about

giving someone some stick

bringing to book

giving someone what for

giving someone a row

slapping someone's wrist

looking down upon

kicking up a stink about

setting no store by

labelling^UK

labeling^US

reviewing unfavorably

treating contemptuously

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

refusing to acknowledge

taking to the woodshed

going on at

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

blowing up

keeping after

jumping down someone's throat

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

doing an impression of

complaining vociferously about

protesting against

objecting strongly to

expressing disagreement with

speaking out against

lodging a protest against

kicking up a fuss about

taking exception

taking a stand against

raising objections to

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“I wouldn't for a moment wish to decry or denigrate the very real achievements made by disabled people.”

Verb

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Present participle for to treat in a way that is apparently kind or helpful but that betrays a feeling of superiority

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