to badmouth
15
7.6
- verb
- /ˈbædˌmaʊθ/
- Informal
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- She often badmouths her coworkers, which creates a negative atmosphere in the office.
- people badmouth
- hear people badmouthing
- go badmouthing
But when I talked to the adults in this situation, neither Dustin nor your mother badmouth you in any way.
- But when I talked to the adults in this situation, neither Dustin nor your mother badmouth you in any way.
- This may be, for example, a smear campaign by that tyrannical boss who tries to badmouth you.
- The left all badmouth the vaccine when, when Trump was touting Operation Warp Speed and, and now it's flipped.
- They own some silver, but they've badmouth gold forever.
Examples
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Some of your points may ring true, but badmouthing a Vietnam vet is childish.
Blog text (21) -
You cannot badmouth one another in front of this child.
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You can badmouth Quick Stop all you want, but I miss that place.
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Well, please do, and I'll be sure to badmouth you to anyone who will listen.
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Let me tell you, never let them badmouth you at a funeral.
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And all they do is badmouth Android to everybody because of it.
Blog text (16) -
I told myself I wasn't gonna badmouth the competition, and look at me.
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Don't you dare badmouth Star Wars!
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I'm not a know-it-all jerk like the people who badmouth college football players.
Blog text (13) -
Oh, man, people are always badmouthing the police, but let me tell you, they're only doing their job.
Synonyms
701
3.3
To say what is wrong with someone or something
70
5.8
To say very bad things about someone or something
55
6.1
To make false or unfair statements to hurt someone's reputation
49
4.6
To criticize someone strongly and unfairly in public
48
7.8
To say bad things about someone without a good reason to make them seem less important
43
7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
33
7.7
To say harmful or false things about someone to hurt them
28
7.7
To speak badly about someone or something to show little respect
7
7.9
To speak badly about someone in public to hurt their reputation
5
7.5
Say insulting, bragging words to make someone angry or nervous
3
8.1
Say rude or insulting things to make someone feel bad
1
8.4
Say or do things that make someone seem less respected
1
8.0
To criticize someone or something very strongly in public
1
7.7
To say insulting things about someone to harm their reputation
1
8.2
To speak in a mean way about someone who is not there
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To say bad things about someone in public to make them feel ashamed
To criticize someone or something sharply in public
To attack someone with angry words
Speak badly about someone or something to other people
Antonyms
How Harsh
43
7.9
- Specialized
31
6.3
- Informal
15
7.6
28
7.7
701
3.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word badmouth comes from joining bad and mouth, giving the image of someone using their mouth to say 'bad' things about another person. So, to badmouth someone is to criticize them or speak unfairly about them.