“I am shocked and dismayed to learn that our neighbors to the north have government officials who play politics just like ours do down here in the barbarian south.”

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To belittle or express disapproval of

depreciate

minimise^UK

minimize^US

trivialise^UK

trivialize^US

criticise^UK

criticize^US

marginalize^US

marginalise^UK

look down one's nose at

stigmatize^US

pummel^US

demonize^US

stigmatise^UK

demonise^UK

pummelled^UK

sully the reputation of

throw mud at

rip up

conduct a smear campaign against

blacken the reputation of

pass judgment

throw shade

dishonour^UK

dishonor^US

scandalize^US

scandalise^UK

drag through the mire

belabor^US

belabour^UK

give someone a roasting

twit

give someone a rollicking

give someone a bad press

tongue-lash

give someone hell

read the riot act

rap over the knuckles

misrepresent

cast down

give someone a bollocking

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

blacken the character of

satirize^US

satirise^UK

run a smear campaign against

hold up to ridicule

gloss over

blacken someone's name

give something a battering

rate too low

remonstrate

sully someone's reputation

drag someone's name through the mud

give someone a mouthful

give someone a telling-off

not do justice to

give someone a dressing-down

hold in contempt

pitch into

give someone an earful

turn your nose up at

kick up a stink about

give someone a rating

express disapproval of

treat disrespectfully

dehumanize^US

give something a bad press

dehumanise^UK

write false reports about

jump down one's throat

drag name through mud

turn up one's nose

slap someone's wrist

give the business

give someone what for

kick up a fuss about

give someone some stick

give someone a wigging

make a fuss about

give comeuppance

drag someone's name through the mire

bite someone's head off

speak of with disfavour

bastardize^US

demoralise^UK

demoralize^US

lower someone's dignity

lower someone's status

ostracise^UK

ostracize^US

make someone eat crow

cause to lose face

lose face

put someone in their place

take down a peg or two

lash out

snap someone's head off

set too little store by

bastardise^UK

abandon one's principles

express a poor opinion of

be contemptuous about

be allergic to

show contempt for

turn up one's nose at

hurt somebody's feelings

injure the reputation of

cast aspersion

blacken someone's character

tarnish someone's name

taint someone's name

stain someone's good name

tell someone to get lost

ruin the reputation of

bring into disfavour

defame someone's character

have no use for

have contempt for

refuse to acknowledge

gibe at

hold in disdain

look down at

damage someone's reputation

destroy someone's credibility

give the cold shoulder to

sweep aside

give someone the brush-off

cold-shoulder

cast aside

look right through someone

mimic

have a crack at

make cutting remarks about

complain vociferously about

lodge a protest against

take issue

fight

frown upon

express disagreement with

give someone a caning

send someone away with a flea in their ear

go on at

lose one's temper with

put on the mat

jump down someone's throat

take to the woodshed

slap down

keep after

have someone on the carpet

sheik^US

sheikh^UK

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