Cry down
Cry down verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: she cried down any party to which she wasn't invited
Denigrate
Denigrate verb - To express scornfully one's low opinion of.
Usage example: theater critics have been denigrating her acting ability for years
Nearby Words: denigration, denigrating
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Related pairs
- defame and cry down
- defame and denigrate
- diminish and cry down
- diminish and denigrate
- depreciate and cry down
- depreciate and denigrate
- condemn and cry down
- condemn and denigrate
- belittle and cry down
- belittle and denigrate
- slander and cry down
- slander and denigrate
- asperse and cry down
- asperse and denigrate
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