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Badmouth

verb/kˈændəlʃˌaɪn/
Definition
speak unfavorably about
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈændəlʃˌaɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌantɪsˈɒfɪst/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌantɪsˈɒfɪst/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈændəlʃˌaɪn/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
verbspeak unfavorably about
“She badmouths her husband everywhere”
Word Forms
malignmentnounslanderous defamation
malignernounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
traducementnouna false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
traducernounone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
böser Mund
ungünstig darüber sprechen
🇫🇷French
mauvaise gueule
parler défavorablement de
🇪🇸Spanish
calumniar
hablar desfavorablemente sobre
🇮🇹Italian
parolaccia
parlarne sfavorevolmente
🇳🇱Dutch
slechte mond
ongunstig over spreken
🇵🇹Portuguese
falar mal
falar desfavoravelmente sobre
🇷🇺Russian
ругань
говорить негативно о
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बुरा मुँह
के बारे में प्रतिकूल बात करना
🇧🇩Bengali
খারাপ মুখ
সম্পর্কে খারাপ কথা বলুন
🇮🇳Tamil
கெட்ட வாய்
பற்றி சாதகமாக பேச
🇮🇳Telugu
చెడ్డమాట
గురించి అననుకూలంగా మాట్లాడతారు
🇮🇳Marathi
वाईट तोंड
बद्दल प्रतिकूल बोला
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખરાબ માઉથ
વિશે પ્રતિકૂળ બોલો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಬಾಯಿ
ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪ್ರತಿಕೂಲವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചീത്തപ്പേര്
കുറിച്ച് പ്രതികൂലമായി സംസാരിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੁਰਾ ਮੂੰਹ
ਬਾਰੇ ਗਲਤ ਬੋਲੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
برا منہ
کے بارے میں ناپسندیدہ بات کریں
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
坏话
说坏话
🇯🇵Japanese
悪口
~について不利な言い方をする
🇰🇷Korean
욕설
에 대해 불리하게 말하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nói xấu
nói không tốt về
🇹🇭Thai
ปากร้าย
พูดไม่ดีเกี่ยวกับ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bicara buruk
berbicara buruk tentangnya
🇵🇭Filipino
masamang bibig
magsalita ng masama tungkol sa
🇲🇾Malay
mulut buruk
bercakap tidak baik tentang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سيء السمعة
التحدث بشكل سلبي عن
🇮🇷Persian
بد دهان
صحبت نامطلوب در مورد
🇹🇷Turkish
sövüp saymak
hakkında olumsuz konuşmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לְהַשְׁמִיץ
לדבר בצורה לא חיובית על
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'badmouth'?
The primary meaning of 'badmouth' is 'speak unfavorably about'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'badmouth' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'badmouth' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'badmouth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'badmouth' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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