cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
undermine
belittles
ABASED
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of; "He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss"
undermine
belittles
AFFRONT
treat, mention, or speak to rudely; "He insulted her with his rude remarks"; "the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone"
a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult"
ALIT
A past tense and a past participle of alight.
ASPERSE
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
ATE
cause to deteriorate due to the action of water, air, or an acid; "The acid corroded the metal"; "The steady dripping of water rusted the metal stopper in the sink"
use up (resources or materials);
eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
worry or cause anxiety in a persistent way; "What's eating you?"
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
BADMOUTH
speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"
DECRY
express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
DEGRADE
lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
reduce the level of land, as by erosion
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
DEMEAN
reduce in worth or character, usually verbally; "She tends to put down younger women colleagues"; "His critics took him down after the lecture"
DENIGRATE
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his influence"
DERIDE
treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
DERIDED
treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics"
DISPARAGED
express a negative opinion of; "She disparaged her student's efforts"
slight
to put down
Cast aspersions, run someone's character down
ENTER
make a record of; set down in permanent form
become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
come on stage
to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"
ENTERED
set out on (an enterprise or subject of study); "she embarked upon a new career"
make a record of; set down in permanent form
become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"
put or introduce into something; "insert a picture into the text"
come on stage
to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"
take on duties or office; "accede to the throne"
register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
LAID
impose as a duty, burden, or punishment; "lay a responsibility on someone"
set down according to a plan:"a carefully laid table with places set for four people"; "stones laid in a pattern"
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a fire"; "lay the foundation for a new health care plan"
LAY
a narrative poem of popular origin
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position;
not of or from a profession; "a lay opinion as to the cause of the disease"
originate (in);
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry"
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
have a place in relation to something else;
be and remain in a particular state or condition
put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
put in a horizontal position; "lay the books on the table"; "lay the patient carefully onto the bed"
lay eggs; "This hen doesn't lay"
prepare or position for action or operation; "lay a
NOTE
a comment or instruction (usually added); "his notes were appended at the end of the article"; "he added a short notation to the address on the envelope"
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound;
a tone of voice that shows what the speaker is feeling; "there was a note of uncertainty in his voice"
a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes"
a promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time; "I had to co-sign his note at the bank"
high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"
make mention of;
make a written note of; "she noted everything the teacher said that morning"
notice or perceive; "She noted that someone was following her"; "mark my words"
observe with care or pay close attention to;
a characteristic emotional quality; "it ended on a sour no
PENNED
produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
QUASH
declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
put down by force or intimidation; "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"; "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"; "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
QUELLED
suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
subdued or overcome; "the quelled rebellion"; "an uprising quenched almost before it started"; "a squelched rumor"
SET
apply or start; "set fire to a building"
any electronic equipment that receives or transmits radio or tv signals; "the early sets ran on storage batteries"
put into a certain state; cause to be in a certain state; "set the house afire"
adapt for performance in a different way; "set this poem to music"
representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"
converted to solid form (as concrete)
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
locate; "The film is set in Africa"
(psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way; "the subjects' set led them to solve problems the familiar way and to overlook the simpler solution"; "his
SLANDER
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
tell lies about someone
charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
SNUB
reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"
refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
a refusal to recognize someone you know; "the snub was clearly intentional"