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belittle

to make fun of someone

besmirch

to attack someone's character

calumny

false insulting remarks

caustic

corrosive; sarcastic

condescend

to act superior

contemptuous

regarded as worthless

defamatory

harmful toward one's reputation

deprecate

to disapprove of; to put down

denigrate

to put someone down

disdain

contempt or ditaste

deride

to mock

disparage

to regard scornfully

excoriate

harshly criticize

opprobrium

disgrace

polemic

written or spoken attack

quip

to make a witty remark

repudiate

to reject

repulsive

disgusting

retort

reply to an insult

resible

ridiculous

scoff

to dismiss scornfully

stigmatize

to cast in a negative light

umbrage

offence

vilify

criticize or condemn