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- Dictionarybad-mouth/ˈbadmaʊθ/
verb
- 1. criticize (someone) behind their back: informal "no one wants to hire an individual who bad-mouths a prior employer"
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to say bad things about someone to other people: Her co-workers bad-mouthed her to her boss. You'll never hear him badmouthing an opponent. Fewer examples. You can promote your own qualities in a positive way without bad-mouthing others. This woman is running around badmouthing a very successful scheme.
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The meaning of BAD-MOUTH is to criticize severely. How to use bad-mouth in a sentence.
Bad-mouth definition: to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage. See examples of BAD-MOUTH used in a sentence.
bad-mouth. (bædmaʊð ) Word forms: bad-mouths , bad-mouthing , bad-mouthed. verb. If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself. Both men continually bad-mouthed each other. [VERB noun]
tr.v. bad·mouthed, bad·mouth·ing, bad·mouths or bad-mouthed or bad-mouth·ing or bad-mouths Informal. To criticize or disparage, often spitefully or unfairly: "those cross-Atlantic aficionados who persistently idolize the British theater and bad-mouth Broadway" (Benedict Nightingale).
Definitions of 'bad-mouth' If someone bad-mouths you, they say unpleasant things about you, especially when you are not there to defend yourself. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'bad-mouth' British English: bædmaʊð. Conjugations of 'bad-mouth' present simple: I bad-mouth, you bad-mouth [...] past simple: I bad-mouthed, you bad-mouthed [...]
If you badmouth someone, you say unkind or critical things about them. A good friend won't ever badmouth you behind your back. When you find fault with a friend, you can either be diplomatic or badmouth her, taking out your frustration by putting her down.
