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To detract from

To be detrimental to

To belittle or diminish in value or importance

To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

To weaken, harm or bring shame to

To steal the limelight from

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Verb

To detract from

Verb

To be detrimental to

jeopardises^UK

jeopardizes^US

puts out of commission

throws a monkey wrench into

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

baulks^UK

balks^US

throws a spanner in the works

puts the stopper on

stands in the way of

puts a spoke in someone's wheel

neutralizes^US

cooks someone's goose

neutralises^UK

takes wind out of

throws a monkey wrench in the works of

pulverizes^US

pulverises^UK

takes the wind out of your sails

makes of no use or value

takes wind out of sails

vaporizes^US

vaporises^UK

rains on someone's parade

works against

throws monkey wrench in

halts in its tracks

throws a monkey wrench in the works

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Verb

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To belittle or diminish in value or importance

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

trivialises^UK

trivializes^US

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

does a hatchet job on

drags through the mud

pummels^US

dishonors^US

dishonours^UK

looks down one's nose at

stigmatizes^US

gives something a battering

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

drags through the mire

shows up

blackens someone's name

gives a bad name

brings into disrepute

shows in a bad light

brings shame upon

stigmatises^UK

puts in a bad light

brings into disfavour

satirizes^US

takes the piss out of

satirises^UK

knocks off high horse

scandalizes^US

scandalises^UK

spreads scandal about

belabors^US

belabours^UK

gives someone a bad press

gives someone a roasting

misrepresents

gives someone a rollicking

sullies the reputation of

raps over the knuckles

finds lacking

reads the riot act

nitpicks over

gives someone a bollocking

anathematizes

slaps

take issue with

demonizes^US

demonises^UK

runs a smear campaign against

tears apart

gives something a bad press

blackens the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

tells off

sneezes at

blackens the character of

tears to pieces

holds in contempt

passes strictures upon

drags someone's name through the mud

pitches into

expresses disapproval of

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

lowers the status of

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

turns your nose up at

gives someone a dressing-down

expresses a poor opinion of

treats disrespectfully

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

writes false reports about

regards with contempt

jumps down one's throat

marks wrong

criticizea severely

ticks off

drags name through mud

kicks up a stink about

gives someone a wigging

brings to book

bites someone's head off

gives someone what for

slaps someone's wrist

takes exception to

gives someone some stick

bastardizes^US

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

has a pop at

speaks of with disfavour

makes jokes about

treats contemptuously

sets too little store by

fails to appreciate

puts someone in their place

makes someone eat crow

gives a bad name to

causes to lose face

loses face

takes down a peg or two

lashes out

goes for the jugular

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

bastardises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

tells someone to get lost

says contemptuously

curls your lip at

has a crack at

makes cutting remarks about

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the brush-off

refuses to acknowledge

takes to the woodshed

jumps down someone's throat

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

blows up

keeps after

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

goes on at

has someone on the carpet

takes a stand against

raises objections to

lodges a protest against

frowns upon

complains vociferously about

speaks out against

objects strongly to

opposes strongly

kicks up a fuss about

takes issue

takes exception

protests against

expresses disagreement with

does an impression of

takes off

does a takeoff of

puts on

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Verb

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To make or become angry, unhappy, or gloomy

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To weaken, harm or bring shame to

brings into disrepute

puts in a bad light

does discredit to

gives a bad name to

blemishes the reputation of

damages the reputation of

tarnishes the reputation of

becomes a blot of the escutcheon of

becomes a stain of the escutcheon of

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To steal the limelight from

overshadows

minimises^UK

minimizes^US

reduces

puts a damper on

takes the pleasure out of

steals spotlight

takes precedence

takes precedence over

takes the pleasure

renders insignificant by comparison

steals the limelight from

takes the edge off

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