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- [bad noun mouth]
- /bæd noun maʊθ/
- /bæd maʊθ/
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- [bad noun mouth]
- /bæd noun maʊθ/
Definitions of bad-mouth word
- verb bad-mouth If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself. 3
- verb bad-mouth to speak unfavourably about 3
- verb transitive bad-mouth to find fault (with); criticize or disparage 3
- verb with object bad-mouth Slang. to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage: Why do you bad-mouth your family so much? 1
- verb bad-mouth Alternative spelling of badmouth. 0
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Origin of bad-mouth
First appearance:
before 1935 One of the 8% newest English words
1935-40; originally a curse, spell (the sense recorded in Gullah); compare Vai (Mande language of Liberia and Sierra Leone) dà nyà mà curse, literally, bad mouth
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Parts of speech for Bad-mouth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bad-mouth popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for bad-mouth
verb bad-mouth
- belittle — If you belittle someone or something, you say or imply that they are unimportant or not very good.
- criticize — If you criticize someone or something, you express your disapproval of them by saying what you think is wrong with them.
- disparage — to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle: Do not disparage good manners.
- knock — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- malign — to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame: to malign an honorable man.
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