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    bad-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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBAD-MOUTH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to make criticisms about someone or something: Why are you always bad-mouthing the medical profession? (Definition of bad-mouth from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of bad-mouth? Translations of bad-mouth. in Chinese (Traditional) 苛刻地批評… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 苛刻地批评…

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › bad-mouthBAD-MOUTH Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Bad-mouth definition: to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage. See examples of BAD-MOUTH used in a sentence.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › bad-mouthBad-mouth Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BAD-MOUTH is to criticize severely. How to use bad-mouth in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAD-MOUTH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › badmouthBadmouth - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › bad-mouthbad-mouth verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of bad-mouth verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › bad-mouthBad-mouth - definition of bad-mouth by The Free Dictionary

    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).