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bad-mouth
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bad–mouth

transitive verb \ˈbad-ˌmau̇th, -ˌmau̇th\

Definition of BAD-MOUTH

: to criticize severely

First Known Use of BAD-MOUTH

1941

Related to BAD-MOUTH

Synonyms
bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, derogate, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off
Antonyms
acclaim, applaud, exalt, extol (also extoll), glorify, laud, magnify, praise

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