badmouth

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• badmouth — UK [ˈbædˌmaʊθ] / US or bad mouth UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms badmouth : present tense I/you/we/they badmouth he/she/it badmouths present participle badmouthing past tense badmouthed past participle badmouthed informal to criticize… …   English dictionary

• badmouth — verb speak unfavorably about She badmouths her husband everywhere • Syn: ↑malign, ↑traduce, ↑drag through the mud • Derivationally related forms: ↑traducement (for: ↑traduce) …   Useful english dictionary

• badmouth — criticize, say bad things about, put down    Don t badmouth employers. Don t criticize your references …   English idioms

• badmouth — bad·mouth or bad mouth (bădʹmouth , mouth ) tr.v. Informal bad·mouthed, bad·mouth·ing, bad·mouths To criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly: “those cross Atlantic aficionados who persistently idolize the British theater and bad… …   Universalium

• badmouth — verb /ˈbæd.maʊθ/ To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully …   Wiktionary

• Badmouth — speak unfavourably of; criticise with malice …   Dictionary of Australian slang

• badmouth — Australian Slang speak unfavourably of; criticise with malice …   English dialects glossary

• badmouth — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., slang speak ill of, put down, trash, dis. See disapprobation …   English dictionary for students

• badmouth — vb to insult, denigrate or disparage. An Americanism, probably originating in black speech, which was imported into British usage during the 1970s …   Contemporary slang

• badmouth — v. slander, libel, speak badly of, sharply criticize …   English contemporary dictionary

• badmouth — [ˈbædˌmaʊθ] verb [T] informal to criticize someone or something …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English