to blackguard
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9.9
- verb
- /ˈblæɡɑrd/
- Offensive
:
insultar a
- Down, you blackguard!
Examples
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You blackguard!
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"Has he been blackguarding again?"
Fiction book (1997) -
You blackguard!
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You blackguard!
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You blackguard!
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So acknowledge it, apologize to Hans for blackguarding him for the last eight years, and then we can move on.
Blog text (18) -
He blackguarded and threatened, but he also killed.
Blog text (9) -
And so Nixon was perceived by many artists and intellectuals as he went about exposing Communist rot and blackguarding his liberal opponents.
Academic text (1995) -
After the argument, he started to blackguard his former friend with hurtful insults.
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It's never right to blackguard someone, no matter how angry you are.
Synonyms
192
4.1
To say bad words in anger
95
4.2
To say rude or insulting words to someone to hurt them
23
8.2
To say angry, insulting things about someone or something
9
8.1
To attack someone with very strong words
To criticize someone angrily using harsh words
To attack someone with angry words
Antonyms
How Insulting
43
7.9
- Offensive
1
9.9
- Offensive
23
8.2
- Offensive
95
4.2
45
5.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Blackguard as a verb comes from the noun — people would call someone a 'blackguard', and that turned into an action of attacking them with rude words. So, to blackguard someone today is to insult or abuse them with harsh language.