bad-mouth

A form of badmouth — To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully.

Meanings

verbbad-mouth (third-person singular simple present bad-mouths, present participle bad-mouthing, simple past and past participle bad-mouthed)

present singular third person bad-mouths · participle present bad-mouthing · participle past bad-mouthed · past bad-mouthed

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of badmouth.
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APA

bad-mouth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad-mouth

MLA

“bad-mouth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad-mouth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bad-mouth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bad-mouth.

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