хули́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• backbite verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
• decry verb To denounce as harmful.
• defame verb To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.

Senses

хули́ть is used for these senses in English:

• backbite To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
• decry (transitive) To denounce as harmful.
• defame To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]

backbite — full definition

1. verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
2. verb To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
3. verb To speak badly of an absent individual.

decry — full definition

1. verb To denounce as harmful.
2. verb To blame for ills.

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