give a black eye

Strongest matches

• insult
• offend
• persecute
• revile

Strong matches

• backbite
• bash
• belittle
• berate
• calumniate
• cap
• castigate
• decry
• defame
• derogate
• discount
• knock
• minimize
• nag
• oppress
• reproach
• ride
• scold
• signify
• slam
• slap
• smear
• sound
• trash
• upbraid
• vilify
• vituperate
• zing

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• blow off
• cuss out
• cut down
• cut to the quick
• do a number on
• dump on
• hurl brickbat
• pick on
• put down
• rag on
• rip up
• run down
• sling mud
• swear at
• tear apart

Strongest matches

• blot
• smudge
• stain
• sully
• tarnish

Strong matches

• asperse
• attack
• blotch
• calumniate
• decry
• defame
• defile
• denigrate
• dishonor
• knock
• libel
• malign
• rip
• slander
• slur
• taint
• traduce
• vilify

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• do a number on
• rip up and down

Strongest matches

• besmirch
• debase
• defame
• defile
• degrade
• discredit
• dishonor
• disparage
• disrespect
• humiliate
• reproach
• slander
• stigmatize
• sully
• tarnish

Strong matches

• abase
• attaint
• blot
• depress
• deride
• derogate
• desecrate
• disfavor
• disregard
• expel
• humble
• libel
• lower
• mock
• reduce
• ridicule
• slur
• snub
• stain
• taint

Weak matches

• lose face
• put down
• take down a peg
• tar and feather

Strongest matches

• debase
• defile
• discredit
• disgrace
• sully

Strong matches

• abase
• attaint
• blot
• corrupt
• debauch
• defame
• disoblige
• libel
• slander

Weak matches

• disconsider
• make lose face
• reflect on

Strongest matches

• bat
• batter
• beat
• belt
• blast
• kick
• knock
• knock out
• nail
• pop
• punch
• slap
• smack
• whack

Strong matches

• bang
• bash
• blitz
• box
• brain
• buffet
• bump
• clap
• clip
• clobber
• clout
• club
• crack
• cudgel
• cuff
• dab
• ding
• flail
• flax
• flog
• hammer
• hook
• jab
• KO
• lace
• lambaste
• larrup
• lather
• lob
• pellet
• pelt
• percuss
• pound
• rap
• sock
• stone
• swat
• tap
• thrash
• thump
• thwack
• trash
• uppercut
• wallop
• whang

Weak matches

• knock around
• let fly
• let have it
• ride roughshod

Strongest match

• defame

Strong matches

• asperse
• blister
• burlesque
• calumniate
• caricature
• crack
• denigrate
• derogate
• knock
• malign
• mark
• revile
• roast
• scandalize
• scorch
• sizzle
• slur
• smear
• traduce
• travesty
• vilify

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• drag name through mud
• mark wrong
• tear down

Strongest matches

• debase
• discredit
• dishonor
• humiliate
• mortify
• reproach
• ridicule

Strong matches

• abash
• blot
• confound
• defile
• degrade
• disconcert
• humble
• smear
• stain

Weak matches

• cut down to size
• shoot down
• take down
• take down a peg

Strong matches

• blacken
• blemish
• blister
• blot
• brand
• calumniate
• cap
• chop
• defame
• denigrate
• detract
• discredit
• disgrace
• insinuate
• libel
• malign
• miff
• offend
• push
• reproach
• roast
• scorch
• slander
• slight
• smear
• snub
• spatter
• stain
• traduce
• vilify
• zing

Weak matches

• blow off
• cut to the quick
• cut up
• dump on
• hit where one lives
• kick in the teeth
• put down
• skin alive
• slap in the face
• tear down

Strongest matches

• besmirch
• blacken
• defame
• malign
• slander
• sully
• taint
• vilify

Strong matches

• asperse
• befoul
• blackguard
• blister
• calumniate
• defile
• denigrate
• discolor
• hit
• libel
• pan
• rap
• scorch
• slam
• slur
• traduce

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• drag through mud
• poor-mouth
• rip up
• sling mud

Strongest matches

• assail
• berate
• damn
• decry
• defame
• denigrate
• denounce
• disparage
• malign
• mistreat
• revile
• slander
• smear

Strong matches

• abuse
• asperse
• attack
• blister
• censure
• curse
• cuss
• debase
• dig
• jinx
• knock
• libel
• pan
• rap
• roast
• scorch
• slam
• slur
• traduce
• vituperate
• voodoo

Weak matches

• bad-mouth
• call down
• caluminate
• dress down
• dump on
• mudsling
• put a whammy on
• put down
• rag on
• rip up
• run down
• skin alive
• speak ill of
• tear down
• tear into