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/ˈbæd.maʊθ/ · verb
(informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully..
[…] those cross-Atlantic aficionados who persistently idolize the British theater and bad-mouth Broadway.
He also believed that Mr. Altman was bad-mouthing the board to OpenAI executives, two people with knowledge of the situation said.
Use badmouth when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Badmouth means (informal, transitive) To criticize or malign, especially unfairly or spitefully..
Common synonyms include censure, reprove, belittle, denigrate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[…] those cross-Atlantic aficionados who persistently idolize the British theater and bad-mouth Broadway.
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