悪口|あっこうakkou[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verb(verbal) abuse; name-calling; abusive language; insulting remarks

• Synonym悪態あくたいNeutralNeutral: infuriating words hurled on the spot, usually as 「悪態をつく」; 「悪口」 also covers badmouthing or putting people down.
• Synonym罵倒ばとうWrittenWritten/formal: a harsh, merciless verbal bashing, more intense than 「悪口」, the everyday word for speaking ill of someone.
• Synonym悪口雑言あっこうぞうごんWrittenFour-character term for all sorts of foul abuse, stressing both the amount and the nastiness; written/formal, while 「悪口」 is the everyday word.
• Synonym罵詈雑言ばりぞうごんWrittenFour-character term for a torrent of abuse; close to 「悪口雑言」 but heavier in tone, and written/formal.
• Related誹謗ひぼうWrittenWritten/formal: slander, as in 「誹謗中傷」; carries legal overtones and centers on damaging another person's reputation.
• Related中傷ちゅうしょうNeutralNeutral: smearing someone's reputation with baseless claims, as in 「中傷ビラ」; 「悪口」 does not require the claims to be unfounded.
• Related侮辱ぶじょくNeutralNeutral: insulting or humiliating another person, focusing on the shame inflicted; not limited to words.
• RelatedそしりWrittenWritten/formal: censure or ridicule, often in 「〜の謗りを免れない」; centers on being criticized by others.
• Related雑言ぞうごんWrittenWritten/formal: foul, abusive language, mostly in 「悪口雑言」 and rarely used alone; in daily speech say 「悪口」.
• Related冷罵れいばWrittenWritten/formal: sneering, mocking abuse; rare in modern usage — say 「悪口」 or 「嘲笑」 in everyday speech.
• Related讒謗ざんぼうWrittenWritten/formal: defaming someone with fabricated claims; now very rare — use 「中傷」 or 「誹謗」 in everyday language.
• Related痛罵つうばWrittenWritten/formal: scathing abuse or sharp criticism, as in 「痛罵を浴びる」; heavier in tone than 「悪口」.
• Related嘲罵ちょうばWrittenWritten/formal: mocking abuse; rare in modern usage and carries an extra note of ridicule that 「悪口」 lacks.
• Related悪たれ口あくたれぐちCasualColloquial: childish or coarse name-calling, often as 「悪たれ口をきく」.
• Related悪言あくげんWrittenWritten/formal: nasty, uncomplimentary remarks; rare in modern usage — say 「悪口」 in daily speech.
• Related憎まれ口にくまれぐちNeutralNeutral: mean, grating remarks, as in 「憎まれ口を叩く」; often has a defiant, smart-alecky edge.
• Related毒づくどくづくNeutralNeutral verb: to curse viciously at someone, stressing the act itself; 「悪口」 is a noun for the words or the act.
• Related侮言ぶげんWrittenWritten/formal: insulting words; now very rare — use 「悪口」 or 「侮辱」 in everyday speech.
• Related罵言ばげんWrittenWritten/formal: abusive language; rarely used today — say 「悪口」 or 「罵り」 in everyday speech.
• Related罵詈ばりWrittenWritten/formal: verbal abuse, mostly in 「罵詈雑言」 and seldom alone; say 「悪口」 in daily speech.
• Antonym賛辞さんじWrittenAntonym: formal words of tribute, as in 「賛辞を贈る」; the opposite of 「悪口」 on the praise–blame axis.
• Antonym褒め言葉ほめことばNeutralAntonym: words of praise — the opposite of 「悪口」 in how you speak of others.

For speaking ill of someone or calling them names, 「悪口」 is the default. Use 「罵倒」 for a fierce, merciless bashing, 「悪態をつく」 for ugly words hurled on the spot, 「中傷」 for smearing someone with unfounded claims, and 「誹謗」 for putting down or defaming them. To praise instead, say 「褒め言葉」. Most of the other terms are written/formal or rare today.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 他人たにんのことを悪わるく言いい、貶けなすこと。
2. 悪態あくたいをつくこと。