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Synonym challenge: Negative actions

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eschew
to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid.
repudiate
to reject as having no authority or binding force.
breach
vo
to break or act contrary to (a law, promise, etc.).
vex
to irritate; annoy; provoke.
reproach
vo
to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
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loathe
to feel disgust or intense aversion for.
vituperate
vw,vo
to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile.
patronize
vo
to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward
chastise
vo
to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.
ostracize
vo
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.
objurgate
vo
to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate sharply.
calumniate
vo
to make false and malicious statements about; slander.
sibilate
vw
to hiss.
cavil
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily.
dragoon
vo
to force by oppressive measures; coerce
vitiate
vo
to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil.

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