badvocacy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Negative comments and disparagement of a person or organization that is spread online or by word of mouth.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Badvocacy can be small and sneak up on you or can be big and take you by storm."
- "Today, this advocacy or ‘badvocacy’ is often the loudest voice out there – 83% of global respondents say they completely or somewhat trust the recommendations of friends and family."
- "It has also occasionally arisen in the broader human rights context, with the ‘badvocacy’ controversy surrounding Invisible Children’s ‘Kony 2012’ campaign as one good example ."
- "This "badvocacy” relationship, a term coined by Amanda Taub (2012), relies on stereotypes and limited points of view and exploits the do-gooding imperative to push for simple solutions to simplified problems."