badmouthed
Talked trash about
Badmouthed means spoke negatively or disparagingly about someone or something: She badmouthed her ex to anyone who would listen.
The word implies criticism delivered behind the subject's back rather than to their face.
Also spelled bad-mouthed.
Attack someone's reputation
- libelPrinted defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- vilifyAttack someone's reputation
- besmirchTo soil someone's reputation
traduce · calumny · aspersion · tarnish · discredit · impugn · defamation · vilification
One who spreads unverified talk
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
hearsay · scandal · busybody · blabbermouth · taleteller · yenta · gossipmonger · natter
malign
Attack someone's reputation
besmirch · traduce · calumny · aspersion · tarnish · discredit · impugn · defamation · vilification · slur
rumormonger
One who spreads unverified talk
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- backbitingSpiteful talk about others
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
innuendo · hearsay · scandal · busybody · blabbermouth · taleteller · yenta · gossipmonger · natter · prattle
disparage
Express low opinion of
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- denouncePublicly declare wrongdoing
- condemnDeclare wrong or guilty
censure · derogate · deprecate · demean · decry · knock · put down · run down · trash-talk · slam
vitriol
Bitter, scathing criticism
animosity · enmity · contempt · scorn · hatred · ill-will · rancor · acrimony · bitterness · antagonism
badmouthedpraised
Expressed approval of
complimented · lauded · commended · extolled · acclaimed
badmoutheddefended
Shielded from harm
championed · vouched for · endorsed · supported · backed