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Present participle for to detract from

Present participle for to be detrimental to

Present participle for to belittle or diminish in value or importance

Present participle for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Present participle for to weaken, harm or bring shame to

Present participle for to steal the limelight from

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Verb

Present participle for to detract from

taking away from

Verb

Present participle for to be detrimental to

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

interfering with

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

putting out of action

putting out of commission

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting the kibosh on

making a mess of

blowing a hole in

bringing to naught

putting a stop to

putting paid to

upsetting the applecart

putting the mockers on

standing in the way of

putting the lid on

throwing a spanner in the works

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

playing havoc with

putting the stopper on

neutralizing^US

giving the slip

taking wind out of

putting an end to

cooking someone's goose

making a hash of

nipping in the bud

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

neutralising^UK

putting a damper on

reducing to nothing

rendering ineffective

bringing to an end

bringing to ruin

laying in ruins

taking the wind out of your sails

laying waste to

losing strength

counterplotting

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

causing setback

making of no use or value

putting a brake on

giving the run around

cramping one's style

dashing one's hope

leaving in ruins

bringing to nothing

wreaking havoc upon

reducing to rubble

leaving desolate

working against

raining on someone's parade

putting at risk

halting in its tracks

throwing monkey wrench in

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

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Verb

Present participle for to belittle or diminish in value or importance

marginalising^UK

marginalizing^US

trivialising^UK

trivializing^US

taking down a peg

doing a hatchet job on

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mud

making light of

taking to pieces

underestimating

picking holes in

pouring scorn on

speaking ill of

treating lightly

pulling to pieces

speaking badly of

making little of

dishonouring^UK

underemphasizing

setting little store by

throwing mud at

throwing brickbats at

finding fault with

look down one's nose at

speaking evil of

taking a swipe at

setting no store by

making nothing of

cutting down to size

discountenancing

looking down on

cutting to the quick

shooting full of holes

stigmatizing^US

picking to pieces

giving something a battering

giving a bad press to

putting hooks in

giving a bad name

showing in a bad light

bringing into disrepute

bringing shame upon

blackening someone's name

reflecting badly on

bringing into disfavour

stigmatising^UK

putting in a bad light

dragging through the mire

doing a number on

making sport of

taking the piss out of

poking mullock at

heaping scorn on

taking the mickey

holding up to ridicule

treating with contempt

giving comeuppance

slinging mud at

knocking off high horse

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

inveighing against

railing against

giving a black eye

flinging mud at

fulminating against

bringing discredit to

casting a slur on

spreading scandal about

nitpicking about

vituperating against

bringing shame on

disapproving of

blackening the name of

animadverting on

giving some stick to

hauling over the coals

running smear campaign

ripping up and down

tarring and feathering

giving someone a bad press

giving a rocket

tearing off a strip

tearing to shreds

spreading lies about

giving someone a roasting

misrepresenting

giving someone a rollicking

telling lies about

remonstrating with

sullying the reputation of

giving a talking-to

giving someone hell

rapping over the knuckles

finding lacking

reading the riot act

nitpicking over

giving someone a bollocking

letting someone have it

running a smear campaign against

giving something a bad press

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

tearing to pieces

holding in contempt

passing strictures upon

laying down the law

raking over the coals

tearing a strip off

doing an injustice to

dragging someone's name through the mud

giving someone a mouthful

giving someone an earful

lowering the status of

giving someone a dressing-down

turning your nose up at

giving someone a telling-off

giving someone a rating

expressing disapproval of

expressing a poor opinion of

remonstrating against

treating disrespectfully

dehumanizing^US

dehumanising^UK

complaining about

writing false reports about

giving Bronx cheer

spreading tales about

regarding with contempt

jumping down one's throat

criticizing severely

dragging name through mud

turning up one's nose

giving the business

arguing against

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

taking issue with

taking exception to

looking down upon

biting someone's head off

kicking up a stink about

passing judgment

bringing shame to

commenting negatively

gossiping about

getting angry with

assaulting verbally

bringing under fire

disagreeing with

reviewing unfavorably

criticizing strongly

taking a dig at

bastardizing^US

not doing justice

animadverting upon

thundering against

giving someone bondi

thinking little of

dragging through mud

casting slur on

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

speaking of with disfavour

having a pop at

treating contemptuously

making jokes about

criticizing unfairly

cutting to bits

casting a slur upon

giving bad press

showing contempt for

giving black eye

pointing the finger

giving the devil

calling to task

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

giving a bad name to

putting someone in their place

making someone eat crow

taking down a peg or two

causing to lose face

jumping on one's case

snapping someone's head off

going for the jugular

thumbing one's nose

accusing falsely

casting aspersion

bastardising^UK

giving offence to

causing offence to

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

hurting somebody's feelings

cracking down on

taking swipe at

stepping on one's toes

sounding off about

whingeing about

quibbling about

grouching about

bellyaching about

cocking a snook

protesting strongly

telling someone to get lost

curling your lip at

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

having a crack at

holding in disdain

giving the cold shoulder to

cold-shouldering

giving someone the brush-off

having no use for

refusing to acknowledge

having contempt for

expostulating about

making a protest

taking to the woodshed

putting on the mat

sending someone away with a flea in their ear

jumping down someone's throat

giving someone a caning

having someone on the carpet

mouthing off about

taking for granted

doing an impression of

doing a takeoff of

opposing strongly

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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Verb

Present participle for to make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

Verb

Present participle for to weaken, harm or bring shame to

reflecting badly on

bringing into disrepute

putting in a bad light

doing discredit to

giving a bad name to

blemishing the reputation of

damaging the reputation of

tarnishing the reputation of

becoming a blot of the escutcheon of

becoming a stain of the escutcheon of

Verb

Present participle for to steal the limelight from

putting a damper on

taking the pleasure out of

stealing spotlight

taking precedence

taking precedence over

taking the pleasure

rendering insignificant by comparison

stealing the limelight from

taking the edge off

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