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Verb

To say defamatory things about someone or something

criticises^UK

criticizes^US

stigmatises^UK

stigmatizes^US

pummels^US

demonises^UK

demonizes^US

drags through the mud

brings into disrepute

does a hatchet job on

sullies the reputation of

blackens the reputation of

calls down

conducts a smear campaign against

dishonours^UK

scandalizes^US

dishonors^US

scandalises^UK

minimizes^US

drags through the mire

minimises^UK

belabors^US

belabours^UK

spreads scandal about

gives someone a roasting

trivializes^US

trivialises^UK

gives someone a rollicking

canes

offends

gives someone a bollocking

gives someone a bad press

bags on

raps over the knuckles

blackens the character of

runs a smear campaign against

blackens someone's name

gives someone a dressing-down

passes strictures upon

goes for the jugular

drags someone's name through the mud

ostracizes^US

ostracises^UK

writes false reports about

bites someone's head off

gets at

drags name through mud

jumps down one's throat

discolours^UK

puts someone on the griddle

makes impure

laughs off

jumps down someone's throat

pins your ears back

burns someone's ears

tars

puts someone on the hot seat

gives someone an earful

gives someone a mouthful

crawls all over

brings to book

gives someone a telling-off

gives someone a rating

lets someone have it

debauches

discolors^US

finds lacking

speaks of with disfavour

gives something a battering

knocks off high horse

expresses strong disapproval of

gives something a bad press

abases

squashes

jumps on one's case

snaps someone's head off

disfavors^US

disfavours^UK

takes to the woodshed

sends someone away with a flea in their ear

blows up

keeps after

puts on the mat

gives someone a caning

gives someone a wigging

goes on at

gives someone a row

has someone on the carpet

gives someone what for

slaps down

slaps someone's wrist

gives someone some stick

satirizes^US

categorizes^US

brings into disfavour

holds up to ridicule

satirises^UK

pokes fun at

heaps scorn on

kicks up a stink about

rants and raves

kicks up a fuss about

takes the piss out of

categorises^UK

looks down one's nose at

expresses disapproval of

lowers the status of

turns your nose up at

treats disrespectfully

sends up

jests

dehumanizes^US

dehumanises^UK

regards with contempt

bastardizes^US

demoralises^UK

demoralizes^US

puts someone in their place

gives a bad name to

causes to lose face

takes down a peg or two

makes someone eat crow

expresses a poor opinion of

sets too little store by

treats contemptuously

bastardises^UK

hurts somebody's feelings

steps on one's toes

frames

punishes

tells someone to get lost

gives someone the brush-off

sweeps aside

gives the cold shoulder to

refuses to acknowledge

makes cutting remarks about

lodges a protest against

kicks

dissents

rains

complains vociferously about

expresses disagreement with

takes a stand against

does an impression of

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