undermine

In movies of the era, female higher-ups are often depicted as undermining or feeling threatened by junior women.

By leveraging the threat of costly and unpredictable litigation, dominant firms burden their competitors financially and create uncertainty that undermines customer confidence in those rivals—ultimately steering business and market share toward themselves.

This has undermined the crypto camp’s claim to offer users secure access to their funds.

They were removed from the Hunter case, undermined by superiors, denied advancement.

"These attacks must stop," they added, saying they risked undermining plans to end the Gaza war and prospects for long-term peace.