LingakuFrequency rank: 10,873. – 10,892.
- slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
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- slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
This word is used to describe the act of speaking negatively about someone, often in a way that is harmful or malicious. It usually conveys a sense of attack on someone's character.
He was bad-mouthing me, and I was very sad.
Generated collocations (experimental)
わるぐちをゆう悪口を言うto speak ill (of) someoneわるぐち悪口をたたくto slander someoneわるぐちをいわれる悪口を言われるto be insultedわるぐち悪口としてうけとる受け取るto take as an insultすとれえとストレートなわるぐち悪口blunt insultわるぐち悪口をやめるto stop bad-mouthingともだち友達のわるぐち悪口slandering a friendわるぐちをいう悪口を言うことthe act of bad-mouthingみみ耳にわるぐち悪口がはいる入るto hear slanderわるぐち悪口がひろまる広まるslander spreads
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Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
She got it into her head that I was bad-mouthing her.
I've never heard her speak ill of others.
There is no one that knows him who speaks ill of him.
He is not such a mean fellow as will speak against other people.
He makes a point of never speaking ill of others.
He makes it a rule never to speak badly of others.