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to trash

to trash

70 5.8
To say very bad things about someone or something
  • verb
  • /træʃ/
  • Offensive
translation icon : destrozar
  • But in 2008, a popular political leader is being trashed for being popular.

That is why they want to trash anyone who leaves.

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Examples

  • Did you ask if it was okay to publicly trash his name like this?

    Blog text (9)
  • While we are at work, they are spending our money to trash the other party.

    Blog text (5)
  • That is why they want to trash anyone who leaves.

  • That does not mean you can trash this unit!

  • Especially after they trashed every one of the conservative candidates who ran this time around.

    Blog text (6)
  • I'm having second thoughts about trashing Tony in front of this many people.

  • The two cousins got together every Thursday night to trash their ex-husbands and look for new recipes for their catering business.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • You're saying players on other teams trash you on TikTok or on podcasts.

  • We're trying to find some psycho who's running around trashing people.

  • Critics were quick to trash the film for its predictable plot.

Synonyms

to blast
vsto trash
  • Literature
61 5.3

To strongly criticize someone in public

is often unfairly harsh rather than only strongly disapproving
to bash
vsto trash
  • Informal
49 4.6

To criticize someone strongly and unfairly in public

is used when criticism is harsh and often unfair
to revile
vsto trash
  • Offensive
23 8.2

To say angry, insulting things about someone or something

is similarly angry but often unfair or malicious in tone
to tear apart
vsto trash
  • Informal
21 5.6

To criticize someone or something harshly

focuses more on unfair harshness than detailed fault finding
to savage
vsto trash
  • NSFW
16 6.8

To attack someone violently or criticize them very harshly

is similar but stresses unfair disapproval rather than violence
to badmouth
vsto trash
  • Informal
15 7.6

To speak badly about someone behind their backs

is similar but stresses strong public or direct harshness
to lambast
vsto trash
12 8.2

To criticize someone very strongly and angrily

is similar but often involves unfair or biased attack
to pan
vsto trash
  • Literature
8 6.4

To strongly criticize something in a review

is broader, covering harsh disapproval beyond formal reviews
to harsh on
vsto trash
  • Informal
7 5.8

Criticize someone in a very unkind way

is similar but often carries an unfair or biased attitude
to talk trash
vsto trash
  • Offensive
5 7.5

Say insulting, bragging words to make someone angry or nervous

is harsher criticism often aimed at unfairly damaging someone
to rake over the coals
vsto trash
  • Informal
4 7.9

Scold someone very strongly for a mistake

is often harsh too but can be more about unfair disapproval
to rubbish
vsto trash
  • UK
2 7.4

To say bad things about someone or something and call it useless

is often equally severe but can be more unfair or biased
to lambaste
vsto trash
1 8.0

To criticize someone or something very strongly in public

is similar but often involves unfair or biased attack
to throw dirt
vsto trash
  • Informal
1 7.2

Say bad things about someone to harm their reputation

is about harsh criticism that may be unfair rather than slander
to haul over the coals
vsto trash
  • Informal
1 8.6

To scold someone very strongly for a mistake

is more likely to be unfairly harsh rather than corrective reprimand
to vituperate
vsto trash
  • Offensive
9.9

To criticize someone angrily using harsh words

is often equally harsh but can be unfair or dismissive
to throw brickbats
vsto trash
  • Literature
8.9

Attack someone with strong words in public

is more about strong disapproval that can be unfair
to read to filth
vsto trash
  • Offensive
9.9

Strongly insult someone in front of others to embarrass them

is similar but often implies an unfair attacking motive

Antonyms

161 1.0

Words or actions that show admiration for someone

67 4.4

To praise someone or something for good work

Idioms

to talking trash
  • Offensive
3 8.1

Say rude or insulting things to make someone feel bad

Phrasal Verbs

To carry the garbage from your home to an outside bin for collection

to talk trash
  • Offensive
5 7.5

Say insulting, bragging words to make someone angry or nervous

Compounds

72 1.0

A container for holding rubbish until it is collected

20 1.0

A strong plastic bag used to hold and carry garbage

15 9.9

An insulting word for poor white people, especially in the southern United States

piece of trash
  • Offensive
11 4.7

Something thought to be worthless or of very low quality

8 9.9

An insulting name for poor people who live in trailer parks

4 1.0

A container for holding rubbish until it is taken away

3 1.9

Collection of garbage from homes or businesses by a local service

3 2.0

Collecting garbage from homes or streets

3 2.4

A pile of garbage and old things people throw away

2 9.9

An offensive name for poor white people in the southern United States

2 1.1

A large round bin for holding rubbish until someone collects it

1 1.3

A heap of thrown away things like paper and bottles

1 2.1

A place where people put waste to be taken away

trash can
  • Specialized
1 2.9

A place on a computer where deleted files stay before they are removed for good

cesspit of trash
  • Informal
8.6

A place that is very dirty and full of trash and bad smells

pure trash
  • Slang
6.6

A thing that is very bad and of low quality like a book or film

7.2

Waste of oil and things covered in oil after a spill

Trash-80
  • Archaic
9.9

An early home computer made by RadioShack in the late 1970s

3.1

A fire made by burning garbage outside

trash fire
  • Slang
8.9

A chaotic situation that is badly managed

trash bin
  • Specialized
2.2

A folder that holds deleted files so you can restore or permanently remove them

8.9

Ideas or things people now see as old and useless

6.5

A group of people who meet quickly to pick up litter in a public place

trash mob
  • Jargon
6.6

A group of weak enemies in a game that are easy to defeat

trash panda
  • Slang
9.3

A raccoon people call playfully because it looks for food in trash

How Harsh

to vilify
43 7.9
to trash
  • Offensive
70 5.8
to pan
  • Literature
8 6.4
to criticize
701 3.3

Surface Forms

trash infinitive
trashed past
trashed past participle
trashing present participle
trashes third person singular

Etymology

To trash someone’s ideas (to criticize them very strongly) comes from the idea of calling something 'rubbish', so the verb means to treat the idea as worthless with harsh words.