хули́ть — meaning in English

English meaning

• backbite verb To say unkind, untrue things about someone.
• decry verb To condemn something as being 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 say unkind, untrue things about someone.
2. verb To criticise someone nastily while they aren't there to hear it.
3. verb To talk unkindly about someone who is not present.

decry — full definition

1. verb To condemn something as being harmful.
2. verb To hold something responsible for problems or troubles.

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