badmouth
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To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefullyTo criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
/ˈbæd.maʊθ/
» It doesn't bother me if he badmouths me.
Meaning
1 senses(informal)To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.
schlechtreden, schlechtmachen
черни́тьčernítʹ, поро́читьporóčitʹ, матери́тьmaterítʹ
More definitions
- speak unfavorably about
Examples
3 sentencesIt doesn't bother me if he badmouths me.
It doesn't bother me if she badmouths me.
Ivan continued to badmouth Rima.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully:
Origin
Calque of a Mande term, perhaps Vai [Term?] or Mandinka [Term?], which entered English viaCalque of a Mande term, perhaps Vai [Term?] or Mandinka [Term?], which entered English via Gullah [Term?]. Compare Japanese 悪口(わるぐち) (waruguchi, “badmouthing”), which is a compound of 悪(わる) (waru, “bad, wicked”) and 口(くち) (kuchi, “mouth”).
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Forms
badmouths, badmouthing, badmouthed, badmouthed| Base form | badmouth · to badmouth |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | badmouths |
| Present participle | badmouthing |
| Past simple | badmouthed |
| Past participle | badmouthed |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
135 synonymsreproveB2slashB2blameA2blastB2chargeB1condemnB2criticizeA2denounceC2deprecateC2dragB1lectureB1rateB2rebukeC2reproachC2
Close in meaning
- speak unfavorably about:maligntraducedrag through the mud
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbadmouther
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle