to show something to be false, or to hide something

Synonyms:contradict

"The critics belittled the author's hard work"

Synonyms:disparage, denigrate, depreciate, trivialize

"She bemoaned the loss of her favourite toy"

Synonyms:lament, mourn, bewail, regret, complain

a blessing

"The priest offered a benison for the local people"

Synonyms:beatitude, blessing, benediction

deprive of physical or emotional feeling

Synonyms:numb, unfeeling, insensible

leave (property) to a person or other beneficiary by a will

"He bequeathed his art collection to the town"

Synonyms:leave, pass on

a legacy

"He made a bequest of his paintings to the museum"

Synonyms:bequeath, legacy, inheritance, birthright, endowment, heritage, patrimony

Antonyms:disposal

ask (someone) urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat

"They beseeched him to stay"

Synonyms:implore, beg, entreat

to trouble greatly

"Many problems have beset the team in recent months"

Synonyms:plague, afflict, persecute

surround (a place) with armed forces

Synonyms:beleaguer

to tarnish or damage the reputation of someone or something

"The newspaper attempted to besmirch the politician's reputation"

Synonyms:tarnish, defame, slander, stain, discredit

fierce and cruel

Synonyms:brutish, savage, brutal, barbaric

Synonyms:mourn, lament, grieve, weep, wail

argue about petty and trivial matters

Synonyms:squabble, argue, quarrel, wrangle

a person intolerant towards those holding different opinions

Synonyms:prejudice, narrow-minded, partisan, sectarian

a period of excessive indulgence in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or taking drugs

Synonyms:indulgence

Synonyms:boring, dull, plain, tedious, monotonous

(of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly

"Blatant lies"

Synonyms:flagrant, glaring, obvious

Antonyms:inconspicuous, subtle

(of weather) cold and miserable

(of a place) lacking warmth, hope, or positive features

Synonyms:desolate, grim, gloomy, dreary

Antonyms:cheerful

a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something

Synonyms:imperfection, fault, flaw, defect, deformity

spoil the apperance or quality of (something)

"The latest news has seriously blemished the government's reputation"

Synonyms:mar, spoil, impair, deface