What is another word for bad-mouthing ?

Present participle for to belittle or express disapproval of

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

criticising^UK

criticizing^US

casting aspersions on

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

look down one's nose at

dishonoring^US

hurting somebody's feelings

treating disrespectfully

knocking off high horse

commenting negatively

stepping on one's toes

shooting full of holes

taking the piss out of

satirizing^US

satirising^UK

holding up to ridicule

causing to feel small

flouting at

making someone eat crow

making someone eat humble pie

taking down a peg or two

pulling one's leg

putting to shame

railing at

treating with contempt

treating contemptuously

making a laughing-stock

making someone a laughing stock

slinging off at

laughing out of court

making a monkey out of

settling someone's hash

bringing low

taking the wind out of your sails

putting out of countenance

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“It is bad manners to push a new relationship on your friends and very bad manners to bad-mouth the aggrieved party.”

Verb

Present participle for to criticize severely

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

belabouring^UK

belaboring^US

pummelling^UK

throwing brickbats at

taking to pieces

giving a bad press to

casting aspersions on

dragging through the mire

doing a hatchet job on

dragging through the mud

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

spreading scandal about

bringing discredit to

running smear campaign

giving some stick to

blotching

blackening the name of

tarring and feathering

sullying the reputation of

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

giving something a battering

undermining

dragging someone's name through the mud

finding lacking

tearing to shreds

blackening the reputation of

conducting a smear campaign against

running a smear campaign against

blackening the character of

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

spreading tales about

giving something a bad press

reaming out

blackening someone's name

passing strictures upon

bad mouthing

ripping up

writing false reports about

dragging name through mud

nagging at

scourging

taunting

hauling over the coals

giving a tongue-lashing

going for the jugular

giving someone a bad press

caviling^US

cavilling^UK

giving someone a roasting

speaking of with disfavour

ostracising^UK

ostracizing^US

giving someone a dressing-down

doing an injustice to

doing a disservice to

jinxing

digging

ragging on

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Verb

Present participle for to hold or write a review of

Verb

Present participle for to make spitefully critical comments

Verb

telling tales out of school

Present participle for to spread rumors

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

running off at the mouth

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

powwowing

shooting the bull

having a chinwag

having a conversation

engaging in conversation

blabbering

clavering

speaking

talking nineteen to the dozen

talking the hind leg off a donkey

shooting one's mouth off

talking a mile a minute

talking ten to the dozen

talking the hind legs off a donkey

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Noun

An act of belittling someone and their accomplishments

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

character assassination

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Noun

Verbal abuse or denigration

character assassination

disfavour^UK

disfavor^US

offense^US

offence^UK

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

rap over the knuckles

being put in one's place

judgement^UK

judgment^US

eat the head off someone

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Noun

An expression of disparagement done out of spite or bitterness

misrepresentation of character

character assassination

defamation of character

rumor^US

rumour^UK

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Noun