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What is another word for
persecute
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To harass or annoy (someone) persistently
To cause anguish or distress to
To domineer with superior strength or force
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
To mistreat or do an injustice to
To inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon
Punish severely
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
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Verb
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To harass or annoy (someone) persistently
bother
harass
annoy
bait
tease
badger
hassle
hound
pester
plague
worry
intimidate
molest
bully
harry
trouble
vex
victimise
UK
victimize
US
aggravate
bedevil
bug
chafe
devil
eat
exasperate
frost
gall
get
grate
gripe
irk
irritate
itch
nark
nettle
peeve
pick on
pique
rasp
rile
ruffle
spite
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
heavy
aggrieve
beat
burn up
crucify
distress
dog
dragoon
exile
expel
hack off
hector
hunt
injure
outrage
pursue
put out
wrong
single out
be on your back
get the knife into
give a hard time
stick the knife into
be on one's case
drive up the wall
make it hot for someone
make things hot for someone
provoke
torment
needle
disturb
ride
upset
anger
nag
miff
get to
displease
goad
wind up
infuriate
rub up the wrong way
rankle
incense
gravel
tick off
get on your nerves
get across
oppress
agitate
hump
madden
give someone the hump
fret
exacerbate
rark
offend
perturb
chivvy
get at
tyrannize
US
hack you off
enrage
antagonize
US
beleaguer
roil
tyrannise
UK
bum out
afflict
rub the wrong way
torture
antagonise
UK
browbeat
inflame
drive round the bend
get in your hair
make someone see red
get under your skin
heckle
get on one's nerves
discompose
mither
drive crazy
drive mad
drive round the twist
have it in for
keep on at
get your goat
rattle
frustrate
burn
taunt
make angry
discriminate against
disquiet
stress
drive to distraction
beset
tee off
lean on
abuse
gnaw
mistreat
keep after
give someone grief
go on at
menace
scare
make cross
ill-treat
pressurize
US
be at
get on your wick
chivy
push around
get your back up
discommode
give someone the pip
niggle
nudge
fluster
threaten
disgruntle
be down on
affront
pressurise
UK
try
abrade
breathe down someone's neck
work on
have a down on
maltreat
grate on
domineer
coerce
rankle with
make somebody's hackles rise
make waves
put your back up
bulldoze
pain
unsettle
put someone's nose out of joint
henpeck
frighten
disconcert
insult
unnerve
bullyrag
disgust
discountenance
hurt
prod
discomfit
perplex
importune
sting
tantalize
US
tantalise
UK
strong-arm
dun
flurry
depress
fuss
bend someone's ear
carp at
T-off
distemper
be on the back of
set one's teeth on edge
rub you up the wrong way
try your patience
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
terrify
push about
pressure
mock
rag
confuse
embarrass
scold
berate
dissatisfy
awe
punish unfairly
attack
inconvenience
affright
haze
upbraid
faze
strain
cow
besiege
affect
prick
wound
throw
distract
spook
peck at
excite
discombobulate
impose on
ire
enflame
mad
intrude upon
incommode
mau-mau
alarm
grumble at
pick at
concern
despair
use strong-arm tactics on
harp on at
exercise
dismay
rattle one's cage
ail
bum
scare the bejesus out of
find fault with
cheese off
frazzle
give a bad time
scare off
turn off
hack
unhinge
put off
make your blood boil
hagride
derail
egg on
drive bananas
get on someone's back
get your dander up
wear on
make anxious
stick in one's craw
steam up
jar on
eat away at
work up
weird out
hit where one lives
drive you up the wall
freak out
get up someone's nose
confound
be hostile to
show antagonism to
be against
be set against
disapprove of
be prejudiced against
daunt
jar
feel ill will towards
bear a grudge towards
show ill will towards
target
stress out
hustle
noodge
macerate
despoil
foray
roust
curdle
press
accost
pother
embitter
brown off
insist
remind
rouse
mortify
guy
jerk around
put the frighteners on
break
steam
rib
wig
acerbate
breath down someone's neck
get on someone
yap at
scratch around
rag on
sour
ridicule
chide
get someone
search high heaven
jangle
harm
get your hackles up
put the screws on
eat at
rile up
try the patience of
send into a rage
thwart
foil
dishearten
cause disquiet to
agonize
US
gibe
chaff
push button
fire up
heat up
disparage
rattle someone's cage
ask for it
be on at someone
rasp one's nerves
jar upon
grate upon
punish repeatedly and unfairly
wear upon
get a rise out of
snit
pet
tiff
huff
stew
throw off
agonise
UK
psych out
make uneasy
get on the wrong side of
make an enemy of somebody
mess with
reproach
revile
begrudge
crab
grudge
put pressure on
razz
bring pressure to bear on
make fun of
grind
be in someone's hair
immolate
use
demonize
US
override
push
grip
demonise
UK
hang up
get even
upset the applecart
louse up
take the mickey
get across someone
dominate
enslave
tax
get on the nerves of
take the piss out of
grind on
grind at
flummox
burden
discomfort
get in the hair of
floor
fuddle
grieve
stir
exploit
manipulate
humiliate
violate
weigh down
test
stump
tyrannize over
be autocratic
disrupt
criticize
US
wear
undo
tear
alarum
stack the deck
have your knife into
chagrin
belittle
mess with someone's head
sweat out
weigh heavily on one's mind
do someone's head in
gnaw at
lie heavy on
cause anxiety to
be a great weight on
throw off balance
shake up
egg
urge
bite
make nervous
criticise
UK
put someone off their stroke
put into a flap
interrupt
throw into a tizz
bore
cause someone to lose their composure
misuse
deride
abase
impede
cross
hinder
throw into tizzy
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
harrow
find fault
moan at
be a pain in the neck
mix up
get on someone's case
be a thorn in someone's side
dump on
put down
ill-use
martyrize
take advantage of
do an injustice to
martyr
moan on at
keep complaining to
take it out on
bust someone's balls
bust chops
force
go for jugular
give no quarter
lay a bad trip on
step on the toes of
compel
blackjack
railroad
constrain
oblige
bogart
bludgeon
steamroller
bluster
subdue
buffalo
enforce
overawe
twist someone's arm
stir up
sadden
shock
cause offense
haunt
disoblige
be offensive
craze
cut to the quick
hurt somebody's feelings
bewilder
psych
shake
preoccupy
sicken
puzzle
prey on your mind
repel
disappoint
barrage
ply
cavil
slight
incite
nag at
arouse
nauseate
horrify
demoralize
US
zing
empurple
grill
bleed
indispose
make unhappy
demoralise
UK
turn on
push buttons
disarrange
be a thorn in someone's flesh
give offence to
make discontented
umbrage
flip out
raise hell
make a scene
make someone scratch their head
make you see red
discourage
dispirit
assail
drive nuts
occupy
cut
blight
bristle
chill
unman
wear out
scandalize
US
discontent
disaffect
get someone's wick
drive insane
mess
revolt
boil
be a nuisance to
scandalise
UK
start
sweat
fear
tire
misplease
stroke someone's hair the wrong way
turn
incapacitate
flip
cramp
debilitate
bedog
muddle
disorder
run up the wrong way
occupy thoughts
rack
make see red
push someon's buttons
carp
blow up
anguish
curse
hit a sour note
be like a red rag to a bull
set on
work into lather
set off
take a rise out of
make sore
lose one's temper
lay up
key up
disrespect
diss
rock the boat
put on edge
set on edge
get on
make fretful
dis
snub
strap
nit-pick
desolate
devastate
play dirty
cause concern to
make uncomfortable
lie heavy on someone's mind
weigh heavy on someone's mind
cause discomfort to
slur
weary
drive you crazy
grizzle
cause suffering to
cause anguish to
give offence
be disagreeable
tread on someone's toes
be an affront to
possess
shatter
arouse anxiety in
make miserable
do a number on
make wretched
make it tough for
weigh on
cut up
repulse
excruciate
drive you out of your mind
drive you off your head
drive you to distraction
drive out of mind
make somebody's blood boil
drive you round the twist
make livid
drive you round the bend
make someone fed up
cause anguish
cause suffering
be hurtful to
mourn
lambaste
cause sorrow
have had enough
become bored
grate at
exhaust someone's patience
lose patience
hang over
be disagreeable to
push the buttons of
nonplus
thumb nose at
lie heavily on
weigh heavily on
startle
move
surprise
stimulate
ferment
baffle
abash
kick up a fuss
kick up a stink
catch
disorient
unbalance
make flip
bug up
balk
US
baulk
UK
take aback
cause to be at a stand
put someone off their stride
put out of countenance
foul up
catch off balance
set someone back on their heels
take by surprise
stop someone in their tracks
live off
load
prey on
blackmail
plunder
extort
feed on
depredate
fleece
seize
consume
live on
kill
devour
raid
weigh
more ❯
“Last week we witnessed two fine examples of the extent to which anti-smoking zealots will go in order to hound and
persecute
smokers.”
Verb
▲
To cause anguish or distress to
torment
torture
victimise
UK
victimize
US
oppress
afflict
hunt
ill-treat
injure
maltreat
martyr
abuse
agonise
UK
agonize
US
anguish
bedevil
beset
besiege
curse
excruciate
harrow
hound
mistreat
plague
punish
pursue
rack
molest
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
discriminate against
inflict pain on
inflict suffering on
pick on
trouble
worry
distress
harass
pain
bother
crucify
vex
harry
cause suffering to
disturb
annoy
wound
pester
hassle
try
beleaguer
haunt
cause agony to
strain
scourge
mortify
smite
blight
badger
nag
dog
assail
inflict anguish on
give someone grief
irk
grieve
irritate
hurt
burden
stress
exasperate
brutalize
US
martyrize
affect
bug
wring
rend
brutalise
UK
cause pain to
put on the rack
suppress
aggravate
break
perturb
tease
fluster
rattle
unsettle
frustrate
unhinge
sear
fret
tear
wrong
importune
gut
suffer
fuss
destroy
grind down
weaken
gnaw at
pierce
stab
cut up
convulse
labor
US
labour
UK
muse
lie heavy on
shake
prey on
nag at
rock
devastate
weigh heavily on
be prey to
beat
bend someone's ear
squirm
be the victim of
be troubled by
be afflicted with
be plagued with
suffer from
be burdened with
be blighted with
be bedevilled by
mangle
lacerate
maim
whip
hang
nail to a cross
burn at the stake
put to death
work over
give someone the works
attack
embarrass
perplex
overwhelm
hamper
entangle
aggress
ride
weigh down
drive up the wall
upset
put the squeeze on
give a hard time
jump on one's case
give a bad time
give the business
fall on
fall upon
start in on
give the needle
ail
tax
discommode
grip
press
strike
take
visit
buffet
cause trouble to
sadden
depress
aggrieve
crush
deject
sting
dismay
agitate
dispirit
dishearten
gall
make miserable
make wretched
cause anguish to
bum out
move
disquiet
discompose
discourage
burn up
dash
desolate
faze
cast down
cut to the quick
make one's heart bleed
get down
touch
face
bring down
confront
cut
concern
disconcert
preoccupy
consume
daunt
obsess
demoralize
US
break the heart of
displease
dampen spirits
get to
prick
demoralise
UK
weigh on
knock the stuffing out of
make gloomy
make unhappy
dash hopes
give someone the blues
make sad
hang over
break someone's spirit
knock for six
eat up
make someone fed up
knock sideways
break someone's heart
bring tears to your eyes
make despondent
harm
traumatize
US
shatter
hurt deeply
tear at
damage
dampen someone's spirit
tear away at
inconvenience
stir
excite
hit hard
incommode
rouse
thrill
be in someone's way
overcharge
affront
discomfit
traumatise
UK
scar
possess
appall
US
nettle
cause anguish
cause someone distress
cause pain
dish it out
stick it to
give it to
dish out
appal
UK
tear to shreds
tear to pieces
absorb
inflict
break one's heart
put into a funk
make blue
nark
put a damper on
rile
drag down
weigh heavily on one's mind
come back to haunt
be a weight on one's mind
wreck
wreak
befall
impose
dominate
ruffle
hack off
chasten
unnerve
offend
alarum
frazzle
distemper
distract
discomfort
discombobulate
flurry
miff
discountenance
alarm
peeve
derail
confound
hagride
throw
anger
needle
eat at
arouse anxiety in
make it tough for
nit-pick
strap
get at
undo
do a number on
tantalise
UK
throw off balance
indispose
push
tick off
exercise
weird out
freak out
be on one's case
tantalize
US
push buttons
avenge
take over
engulf
overcome
descend on
descend upon
force upon
bring down on
swamp
chill
drain
weary
engross
dampen
darken
damp
drag
abase
cow
debilitate
enervate
dull
devour
run down
reduce to tears
make desolate
bear down
harsh someone's mellow
pour cold water on
turn off
make someone's heart bleed
throw cold water on
cast a gloom upon
beat down
keep under
swallow up
more ❯
“They have been
persecuted
for their beliefs.”
Verb
▲
To domineer with superior strength or force
overwhelm
overpower
dominate
subjugate
subdue
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
crush
master
maltreat
oppress
abuse
conquer
suppress
hound
torment
repress
enslave
harass
intimidate
torture
browbeat
mistreat
domineer
menace
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
threaten
victimise
UK
victimize
US
brutalise
UK
brutalize
US
plague
rule
bully
steamroller
subordinate
ill-treat
put down
treat harshly
hold sway over
gain mastery over
bring someone to their knees
gain ascendancy over
gain control of
be brutal to
be cruel to
rule over
ride roughshod over
walk all over
push around
beat down
bring to heel
trample on
trample underfoot
tyrannize over
weigh heavy upon
render helpless
render incapable
render powerless
subject
wrong
harry
exploit
hegemonize
overcome
distress
aggrieve
keep down
hold down
chasten
rule with a rod of iron
rule with an iron hand
punish
excruciate
crucify
yoke
scourge
coerce
annoy
saddle
outrage
encumber
trample
press
despotize
strain
worry
handicap
vex
tax
beset
overload
force
smother
grind down
ride
overthrow
domineer over
disfranchise
put upon
pick on
put screws to
put the squeeze on
bring under the yoke
hobble
deprive
keep under thumb
get hooks into
take away someone's human rights
disenfranchise
humble
tame
defeat
vanquish
break someone's spirit
reduce
pacify
break
triumph
colonize
US
underyoke
enthrall
US
enthral
UK
colonise
UK
kick around
bear down
bring to knees
hold sway
reel back in
more ❯
Verb
▲
To rule over or control arbitrarily or arrogantly
domineer
dominate
tyrannise
UK
tyrannize
US
bully
browbeat
intimidate
oppress
hector
pressurise
UK
pressurize
US
bulldoze
rule
subjugate
terrorise
UK
terrorize
US
threaten
menace
boss
overbear
railroad
prevail
predominate
preponderate
reign
bluster
squeeze
swagger
bend
henpeck
lord
boss around
boss about
strong-arm
ride roughshod over
push around
order about
order around
lean on
push about
dictate to
give orders to
lord it over
trample on
walk all over
rule the roost
call the shots
kick around
run the show
be overbearing
use strong-arm tactics on
keep under thumb
lord over
run things
put the screws on
be in the saddle
rule with an iron hand
lead by the nose
push the buttons
throw your weight around
rule with a rod of iron
be in the driver's seat
bend to your will
cow
harass
coerce
torment
victimize
US
victimise
UK
pick on
treat harshly
dragoon
badger
mistreat
bogart
hound
pressure
maltreat
distress
aggrieve
blackjack
bullyrag
mau-mau
harry
abuse
frighten
torture
ill-treat
mess over
ill-use
put down
be cruel to
steamroller
bludgeon
scare
manhandle
misuse
overwhelm
overpower
suppress
repress
brutalize
US
brutalise
UK
mishandle
dictate
crush
enslave
trample
play the heavy with
be brutal to
keep down
compel
hold down
nag
force
goad
domineer over
push
impel
grind down
trample underfoot
rule despotically
bring someone to their knees
have someone under your thumb
treat brutally
twist one's arm
put heat on
put through the wringer
put the chill on
hold a gun to one's head
force one's hand
influence
control
direct
command
lead
overshadow
subject
sway
eclipse
overrule
monopolize
US
outshine
head
handle
run
monopolise
UK
prevail over
have one's way
play first fiddle
have upper hand
lay down the law
hold sway over
sit on top of
govern
master
hegemonize
subordinate
subdue
vanquish
conquer
pacify
preside over
take over
head up
exercise control over
be in control of
be in command of
have ascendancy over
be in charge of
be the boss of
call the tune
have under one's thumb
have the upper hand over
be at the helm
have the whip hand over
rule the roost in
wear the trousers
have the upper hand in
have mastery over
constrain
press
oblige
hustle
prod
pester
brainwash
persuade
buffalo
despotize
bring pressure to bear on
enforce
superabound
outnumber
manage
act on
prevail on
put the squeeze on
put pressure on
walk heavy
press-gang
work on
ride roughshod
use pressure on
fast-talk
put under an obligation
turn on the heat
reign supreme
hold sway
detract from
more ❯
Verb
▲
To mistreat or do an injustice to
wrong
maltreat
hurt
abuse
mistreat
injure
oppress
harm
wound
malign
damage
dishonour
UK
misrepresent
offend
outrage
dishonor
US
cheat
discredit
impugn
vilify
aggrieve
trespass
ill-treat
ill-use
do an injustice to
offend against
dump on
do a disservice to
do injury to
do wrong to
take advantage of
bad mouth
impose upon
sin against
do the dirty on
kick in the teeth
distress
do wrong by
cause harm to
trespass against
bloody
anguish
agonise
UK
agonize
US
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
discommode
disserve
incommode
misuse
inconvenience
treat roughly
do violence to
lash out at
cause injury to
inflict suffering on
cause pain to
lay a finger on
inflict pain on
put down
cross up
pick on
trample on
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▲
To inflict emotional or physical harm or distress upon
misuse
abuse
maltreat
mistreat
manhandle
mishandle
bully
brutalise
UK
brutalize
US
injure
hurt
harm
maul
molest
wrong
beat
hit
strike
misemploy
prostitute
outrage
ill-treat
ill-use
kick around
knock about
mess over
knock around
treat badly
treat roughly
handle roughly
rough up
beat up
do over
mess up
shake up
cut up
damage
torture
oppress
victimize
US
victimise
UK
punish
neglect
give the shaft
push around
dump on
do wrong
assault
harass
mar
batter
roughhouse
ruin
interfere with
total
bang up
bung up
be violent toward
misapply
use inexpertly
wound
bloody
anguish
agonise
UK
agonize
US
traumatize
US
traumatise
UK
incommode
inconvenience
discommode
disserve
inflict suffering on
inflict pain on
put down
lash out at
cross up
cause injury to
cause pain to
trample on
pick on
do violence to
lay a finger on
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▲
Punish severely
tar and feather
criticize severely
draw and quarter
excoriate
punish severely
torture
Verb
▲
To verbally criticize harshly, especially with insulting language
abuse
insult
castigate
denigrate
disparage
excoriate
vituperate
berate
lambast
lambaste
trash
assail
belittle
blast
curse
malign
rebuke
reproach
savage
scathe
slight
taunt
vilify
attack
bash
belabour
UK
belabor
US
nag
offend
potshot
revile
scold
slam
decry
defame
discount
diss
impugn
libel
minimise
UK
minimize
US
slander
slate
slur
smear
upbraid
derogate
oppress
reprove
backbite
calumniate
flame
hose
injure
knock
miscall
ride
slang
traduce
zing
bad-mouth
inveigh against
jump on
put down
be rude to
blow off
call names
cuss out
cut down
cut to the quick
do a number on
shout at
slag off
swear at
vituperate against
dump on
cast aspersions on
trash-talk
give a black eye
criticize
US
censure
criticise
UK
condemn
rubbish
have a go at
pan
tear into
roast
denounce
lay into
hammer
run down
asperse
chastise
pummel
US
deprecate
pull apart
reprimand
pillory
monster
chew out
pummelled
UK
rail against
flay
bag
bawl out
find fault with
carpet
rate
reprehend
blame
dis
chide
vilipend
discredit
admonish
take to pieces
objurgate
fulminate against
crucify
do a hatchet job on
take to task
dress down
skewer
depreciate
pull to pieces
haul over the coals
hit out at
speak ill of
tongue-lash
pour scorn on
ream out
talk down
slash
reprobate
drag through the mud
lecture
blister
diminish
give a rocket
pick holes in
dismiss
tear off a strip
rap
cry down
cut up
tell off
throw brickbats at
give someone a roasting
rant at
scorn
lash
ridicule
rail at
harangue
deride
remonstrate with
read the riot act
poor-mouth
jaw
rail
detract from
give someone hell
speak badly of
rap over the knuckles
give someone a rollicking
lace into
contemn
baste
mock
rag
call down
throw mud at
let someone have it
keelhaul
play down
score
write off
kiss off
scorch
dispraise
bollock
tear a strip off
shoot down
pitch into
give someone a dressing-down
sail into
tear down
undervalue
underrate
cane
give someone a bad press
carp at
downgrade
besmirch
give someone a bollocking
tick off
detract
blacken the name of
give a talking-to
fulminate
scoff at
sneer at
speak evil of
sledge
maul
underestimate
cavil
ream
disapprove of
degrade
wig
row
trim
marginalize
US
cavil at
light into
take apart
pick to pieces
pull up
marginalise
UK
stigmatize
US
rollick
rip into
pooh-pooh
come down on
jump down one's throat
give someone a telling-off
give someone an earful
give a bad press to
do down
give someone a mouthful
give someone a wigging
give someone what for
give someone some stick
give someone a row
give someone a rating
rake over the coals
criticize severely
spread lies about
carp
stigmatise
UK
scandalize
US
sully the reputation of
downplay
give a bad name
fault
trivialize
US
slap
sling mud at
accuse
scandalise
UK
deflate
lower
minify
yell at
misprize
go for the jugular
animadvert on
disgrace
make light of
treat lightly
tear to pieces
trivialise
UK
slap down
laugh at
give someone a caning
put on the mat
send someone away with a flea in their ear
hold cheap
bring into disrepute
outrage
blacken the reputation of
provoke
blacken the character of
lampoon
slag
conduct a smear campaign against
exprobate
wound
annoy
hurt
tease
arraign
demean
affront
discipline
animadvert
lash out
blacken
mortify
disrespect
scourge
upset
debase
devalue
rant
execrate
humiliate
chasten
recriminate
inveigh
dishonor
US
dishonour
UK
mudsling
opprobriate
tie into
disdain
slap on the wrist
tear apart
let fly
bite someone's head off
lash out at
beat up on
nitpick about
expostulate
whip
objurate
complain
find fault
cheapen
give flak to
lash into
bag on
give some stick to
lay down the law
jump down someone's throat
give comeuppance
slap someone's wrist
hurl insults at
lose one's temper with
laugh off
take down a peg
take a swipe at
give something a battering
jeer at
rip up
cut down to size
lay out
express disapproval of
be critical of
be spiteful towards
be unkind about
be malicious about
speak of with disfavour
refute
take
backstab
gossip
lie
spite
badmouth
fustigate
have a pop at
nag at
check
argue with
assault verbally
satirize
US
judge
rebuff
incriminate
disapprove
ostracise
UK
remonstrate
ostracize
US
disagree with
hurl insults
give offense
rave at
pile in
satirise
UK
pass strictures upon
start on
start in
read out
look askance
get after
pick apart
deplore
take on
scream at
anathematize
threap
caution
round on
shellac
beat
sneer
jump on one's case
snap someone's head off
devaluate
lessen
compromise
scarify
drub
call over the coals
rake
destroy
snipe at
hit
call on the carpet
put hooks in
sell short
explode
preach
twit
lesson
jawbone
declaim
poormouth
put away
knock off high horse
give a tongue-lashing
hold forth against
tear to shreds
give something a bad press
weigh into
give someone bondi
humble
look down on
discountenance
clamor against
spurn
rib
bait
lam into
set upon
mark down
take away
burst out
criticize unfairly
bad mouth
give black eye
lay on
take swipe at
throw stones at
call to task
give the devil
point the finger
wade into
let fly at
rap knuckles
denunciate
aggravate
skin
go on at
have someone on the carpet
give the business
blow up
bring to book
take to the woodshed
keep after
keep nothing back
erupt with anger
put someone on the hot seat
pin your ears back
crawl all over
put someone on the griddle
burn someone's ears
storm
rage
yelp
yap
bawl
give vent to one's emotions
give free rein to one's emotions
attack somebody's dignity
have at
sound off
work over
crack down on
go after
nit-pick
irritate
disoblige
abase
gird
jeer
scoff
give offence to
understate
squash
demonize
US
rip
dig
jinx
squelch
demonise
UK
cause offence to
pique
vex
cut dead
treat disrespectfully
rile
growl
hurt somebody's feelings
step on one's toes
throw shade
displease
thunder
poor mouth
pooh pooh
take down
shoot full of holes
sour grapes
irk
anger
disgruntle
needle
bother
rankle
disgust
distress
gall
vociferate
kick
protest
put out
put
fume
rag on
give a zinger
confront
put your back up
hit where one lives
make somebody's hackles rise
ruffle one's feathers
raise your hackles
give the cold shoulder
blow up at
rap someone the knuckles
drag over the coals
lean on
challenge
bark at
object
complain about
expostulate about
protest strongly at
make a fuss about
make a stand against
kick up a fuss about
take issue with
thunder against
object to
raise objections to
make a protest against
declaim against
complain vociferously about
disagree violently with
oppose strongly
put up a fight against
kick up a stink about
rage against
kick against
complain bitterly about
take a stand against
speak out against
kick up
remonstrate about
take great exception to
shame
smirch
sully
tarnish
stain
taint
drag through the mire
besmear
defile
reduce
fling mud at
blot
damage
soil
bring discredit to
cast a slur on
bring shame upon
muckrake
spread scandal about
spot
disregard
sink
befoul
reflect badly on
foul
bring shame on
despise
spoil
blotch
breathe on
make fun of
run smear campaign
rip up and down
tar and feather
snub
gibe
poke fun at
misrepresent
cast down
caricature
burlesque
sniff at
find lacking
embarrass
disfavour
UK
disfavor
US
disesteem
tell lies about
treat with contempt
nitpick over
pick at
brush aside
bring down
look down one's nose at
flout
sneeze at
reject
underemphasize
de-emphasize
jibe at
undermine
poison
run a smear campaign against
hold up to ridicule
gloss over
take exception to
blacken someone's name
rate too low
sully someone's reputation
set little store by
do an injustice to
drag someone's name through the mud
not do justice to
hold in contempt
turn your nose up at
lower the status of
downcry
back-bite
belie
nitpick
ignore
discommend
jibe
clobber
abhor
rally
villainize
slug
zap
torment
travesty
prostitute
scout
think little of
prejudice
frown on
blemish
speak out
protest against
get at
heap scorn on
send up
jest
dehumanize
US
make a stand
sling mud
put in a bad light
dehumanise
UK
show up
oppose
take the piss out of
brush off
desecrate
be wrong about
shrug off
argue against
take the mickey
write false reports about
mouth off about
animadvert upon
spread tales about
mark wrong
regard with contempt
quip at
rank out
drag name through mud
turn up one's nose
give Bronx cheer
look down upon
think too little of
set no store by
go on about
pass judgment
drag someone's name through the mire
bring shame to
bring low
hoot
demote
get angry with
gossip about
label
crush
make little of
frown
comment negatively
harsh
disvalue
question
lie about
cock a snook
not go for
mistrust
repudiate
condescend
blackguard
ruin
take dim view of
cast slur on
put zingers on
misbid
misrespect
slog
fluff
snipe
bring under fire
bemean
snicker
smile
deign
take a dig at
review unfavorably
criticize strongly
cast a slur upon
talk trash
miscalculate
bastardize
US
moan about
grouse about
whine about
grouch about
quibble about
carp about
drag through mud
demoralise
UK
demoralize
US
knock off
write down
hate
laugh
not do justice
miscarry
attaint
own
chaff
throw shade at
underprice
underprize
lower someone's dignity
lower someone's status
cut to bits
bellyache about
gripe about
whinge about
beef about
betray
skin alive
give bad press
thumb one's nose
give a bad name to
make someone eat crow
cause to lose face
lose face
put someone in their place
take down a peg or two
think wrong
be against
not support
fleer
swipe
dump
grin
crack
leer
protest strongly
banter
quiz
razz
kid
lout
drag down
fail to appreciate
set too little store by
sound off about
look askance at
not believe in
sell out
be hostile to
knock down
be untrue to oneself
beat down
treat contemptuously
make jokes about
bastardise
UK
profane
abandon one's principles
defy
rant about
make a protest
snigger
high-hat
snoot
remonstrate against
express a poor opinion of
negate
be hostile towards
make sport of
flout at
poke mullock at
abominate
be contemptuous about
be allergic to
show contempt for
turn up one's nose at
strumpet
blaspheme
plaster
expose
shun
spout
bluster
huff
rave
raise an
cock a snook at
disobey
fail
curl one's lip
jive
pass on
disown
discard
disclaim
injure the reputation of
cast aspersion
blacken someone's character
tarnish someone's name
taint someone's name
stain someone's good name
accuse falsely
sully someone's name
soil someone's name
intimidate
take a stand
menace
vociferate about
proscribe
frame
punish
pronounce
name
adjudge
rant and rave
show in a bad light
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
misjudge
underween
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
say contemptuously
curl your lip at
be contemptuous of
declare unfit
point finger at
hang something on
blow whistle on
thumbs down on
pin it on
lay at one's door
send up the river
imitate
spoof
do
ape
copy
withstand
combat
demur
gripe
squabble
bicker
rain
resist
object strongly to
take exception
lodge a protest against
take issue
fight
frown upon
express disagreement with
except
dissent
argue
dispute
take for granted
take off
pervert
put on
impersonate
parody
twist
sheik
US
mime
distort
do a takeoff of
joke
sheikh
UK
do an impression of
exaggerate
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