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To belittle or diminish in value or importance

To bring shame or discredit on

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

To admonish or reproach angrily

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Verb

Force to agree

brings to terms

bends to your will

brings to knees

takes down a notch

cuts down to size

lowers the status of

makes someone eat crow

makes someone eat humble pie

makes a fool of

brings shame to

puts someone in their place

takes down a peg or two

settles someone's hash

lowers in status

causes to lose face

takes the wind out of your sails

kicks downstairs

gets the better of

has the last laugh on

shows in a bad light

makes someone feel ashamed

makes uncomfortable

gives a black eye

pops one's balloon

forces to eat humble pie

brings down a peg

cuts to the quick

makes one feel small

reduces in rank

reduces in importance

kicks down the ladder

discountenances

causes to feel small

gets one's comeuppance

puts out of countenance

reduces to the ranks

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Verb

To belittle or diminish in value or importance

marginalises^UK

marginalizes^US

drags through the mud

takes to pieces

does a hatchet job on

cuts down to size

shoots full of holes

casts aspersions on

cuts to the quick

takes a swipe at

tears to pieces

finds fault with

discountenances

clamors against

gives a bad name

gives a black eye

brings into disrepute

drags through the mire

does a number on

brings discredit to

casts a slur on

spreads scandal about

rips up and down

reflects badly on

brings shame upon

brings shame on

tars and feathers

runs smear campaign

inveighs against

fulminates against

speaks badly of

spreads lies about

blackens the name of

pulls to pieces

blackens the reputation of

sullies the reputation of

conducts a smear campaign against

throws brickbats at

tells lies about

drags someone's name through the mud

looks down one's nose at

writes false reports about

spreads tales about

runs a smear campaign against

treats disrespectfully

drags name through mud

makes little of

thinks little of

takes dim view of

drags through mud

puts zingers on

blackens the character of

tears to shreds

holds forth against

casts a slur upon

throws stones at

blots your copybook

takes away from

treats contemptuously

gives offence to

steps on one's toes

causes offence to

hurts somebody's feelings

hits where one lives

gives something a bad press

declaims against

gives some stick to

pokes mullock at

makes a fool of

tells someone to get lost

gives the cold shoulder to

gives someone the brush-off

casts aspersion

blackens someone's name

accuses falsely

characterizes^US

takes the mickey

takes the piss out of

accuses of being

labels negatively

characterises^UK

does an injustice to

takes advantage of

does a disservice to

does the dirty on

offends against

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Verb

To bring shame or discredit on

reflects badly on

brings shame on

brings shame upon

drags through the mire

drags through the mud

gives a bad name to

puts in a bad light

tars and feathers

brings into disrepute

causes to lose face

cuts down to size

gives a black eye

makes someone eat crow

puts someone in their place

takes down a peg or two

gives a bad name

brings shame to

reduces the status of

lowers the status of

Verb

To undermine, especially someone's mood, ideas or feelings

Verb

To admonish or reproach angrily

remonstrates with

gives someone a bollocking

lets someone have it

reads the riot act

gives someone a caning

hauls over the coals

gives a hard time

gives someone a row

gives someone a wigging

gives someone some stick

takes to the woodshed

gives someone a mouthful

raps over the knuckles

burns one's ears

calls to account

gives a talking-to

gives someone a dressing-down

gives someone an earful

gives someone a roasting

gives someone a rollicking

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone hell

puts on the mat

tears off a strip

calls on the carpet

gives someone a rating

gives someone what for

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

slaps someone's wrist

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takes down a peg or two

takes down a notch

takes disciplinary action against

takes dim view of

takes delivery of

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