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Present participle for to belittle or express disapproval of

Present participle for to harshly mock

Becoming a stain of the escutcheon of

Present participle for to spoil or be the one bad feature of

Present participle for to overpower by weight

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

Present participle for to steal the limelight from

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Verb

Present participle for to belittle or express disapproval of

underestimating

trivialising^UK

trivializing^US

treating lightly

making light of

pouring scorn on

discountenancing

picking holes in

taking to pieces

clamoring against

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

finding fault with

looking down on

taking down a peg

marginalizing^US

casting aspersions on

marginalising^UK

speaking ill of

pulling to pieces

speaking badly of

cutting down to size

taking a swipe at

making little of

throwing brickbats at

look down one's nose at

cutting to the quick

shooting full of holes

putting hooks in

slinging mud at

giving comeuppance

knocking off high horse

throwing mud at

speaking evil of

picking to pieces

giving something a battering

giving a bad press to

dishonouring^UK

stigmatizing^US

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

underemphasizing

setting little store by

setting no store by

making nothing of

taking away from

scandalizing^US

scandalising^UK

giving a black eye

doing a number on

flinging mud at

bringing shame on

spreading scandal about

casting a slur on

running smear campaign

tarring and feathering

inveighing against

bringing discredit to

thinking little of

ripping up and down

railing against

treating with contempt

fulminating against

doing an injustice to

holding in contempt

bastardizing^US

spreading lies about

blackening the name of

sullying the reputation of

demoralizing^US

bastardising^UK

demoralising^UK

making a fool of

lowering the status of

turning your nose up at

taking down a peg or two

treating as unimportant

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

dehumanizing^US

dehumanising^UK

treating contemptuously

showing contempt for

bringing shame to

tearing to shreds

causing to lose face

thinking too little of

looking down upon

putting to shame

curling your lip at

putting someone in their place

making someone eat humble pie

holding up to ridicule

making someone eat crow

turning up one's nose

giving Bronx cheer

commenting negatively

lowering in rank

regarding with contempt

lowering in status

disapproving of

taking dim view of

tearing to pieces

holding forth against

taking a dig at

expressing contempt

giving a bad name to

taking for granted

dragging someone's name through the mud

dragging through mud

saying contemptuously

making cutting remarks about

throwing stones at

taking swipe at

failing to appreciate

setting too little store by

making a joke of

making jokes about

holding up to scorn

vituperating against

misrepresenting

reducing to the ranks

kicking downstairs

arguing against

finding lacking

taking issue with

nitpicking over

taking exception to

not doing justice

subtracting from

poking mullock at

telling lies about

showing contempt

running a smear campaign against

making one feel small

forcing to eat humble pie

popping one's balloon

making eat dirt

settling someone's hash

bringing down a peg

putting one away

taking the mickey

blackening the character of

criticizing unfairly

making sport of

taking the piss out of

taking the wind out

getting one's comeuppance

giving black eye

taking the wind out of your sails

letting wind out of sails

puncturing balloon

knocking the stuffing out of

letting down easy

curling one's lip

letting someone have it

turning a deaf ear to

having no time for

paying no attention to

shutting eyes to

refusing to acknowledge

thinking no more of

taking no notice of

forgetting about

turning a blind eye to

spitting in the eye of

turning back on

spitting in the face of

heaping scorn on

giving someone a bad press

giving something a bad press

declaring unfit

blowing whistle on

hanging something on

pointing finger at

laying at one's door

sending up the river

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

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Verb

Present participle for to harshly mock

Verb

Becoming a stain of the escutcheon of

reflecting badly on

doing discredit to

blemishing the reputation of

bringing into disrepute

damaging the reputation of

tarnishing the reputation of

putting in a bad light

giving a bad name to

becoming a blot of the escutcheon of

becoming a stain of the escutcheon of

Verb

Present participle for to spoil or be the one bad feature of

destabilizing^US

destabilising^UK

jeopardizing^US

inconveniencing

jeopardising^UK

interfering with

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting out of commission

putting out of action

putting the kibosh on

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

having a bad effect on

playing havoc with

doing damage to

doing mischief to

pulling the rug out from under

having a negative effect on

handling roughly

sapping the strength of

taking the edge off

causing the loss of

causing the sacrifice of

resulting in damage to

resulting in harm to

leading to the end of

knocking off balance

striking at the foundations

prevailing over

dragging through the mud

chipping away at

queering the pitch of

clipping one's wings

poking full of holes

having an effect on

exerting influence on

having an impact on

raining on someone's parade

knocking the bottom out of

unstrengthening

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

placing a limit on

throwing a spanner in the works

rendering powerless

making powerless

making ineffective

rendering incapable

throwing monkey wrench in

discolouring^UK

playing merry hell with

driving a nail into the coffin of

bringing to ruin

causing instability

bringing someone to their knees

losing strength

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Verb

Present participle for to overpower by weight

Verb

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

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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