Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speak ill of

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
speak il-l of
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To vilify; to defame; to criticize.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

speaks ill of (present, singular) speaking ill of (participle, present) spoke ill of (past) spoken ill of (participle, past)

Synonyms

demonize denigrate talk shit assassinate asperse backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmirch besmear bewray

Antonyms

speak well of brush up to collogue flatter flatterize glaver gloze jolly lay it on thick make fair weather palaver preen

Questions

What does speak ill of mean?
To vilify; to defame; to criticize.

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