Components
けなす is an exact match with one form of the following word:
貶す
BOOST
Reading : けなす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to speak ill of  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 43,915 which gives a rank of 38,314
貶す is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 50% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 126,000 (about 907,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N1 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• Kanshudo JLPT value = N1
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
かれ
トム
あたら
しい
りろん
理論
けなしている
They are crying down Tom's new theory.
かれ
なお
する
どりょく
努力
けなすよくないことです
It is wrong to put down his efforts to get better.
きみ
いつも
わたし
ふく
けなすから
You are always digging at me about my clothes.
けなす
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 131,000 (about 788,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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貶なす
BOOST
Reading : けなす   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 233,000 (about 61,700 results)
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さげす to scorn, to despise   けな to speak ill of   おとしめる to show contempt for   
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ボウ   とぼしい poor, scanty   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シン   こ    の of   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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