Sorry, no online dictionaries contain the exact phrase paint in a bad light.
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1. denigrate
2. disparage
3. deprecate
4. vilify
5. defame
6. condescend
7. demean
8. deprave
9. destigmatize
10. discredit
11. abasement
12. abuse
13. avile
14. bemean
15. blame
16. blaspheme
17. damn
18. debased
19. decry
20. deign
21. deject
22. demeaning
23. demerit
24. denigration
25. derogate
26. derogation
27. dignify
28. discountenance
29. disparagement
30. dispraise
31. disserve
32. disservice
33. disvalue
34. esclandre
35. hean
36. imprecate

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