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brief against

brief against verb: to harm the reputation of (someone or something) by making unfavorable or demeaning comments about (someone or something).

Verb

brief against (third-person singular simple present briefs against, present participle briefing against, simple past and past participle briefed against)

  1. (transitive) To harm the reputation of (someone or something) by making unfavorable or demeaning comments about (someone or something).

Forms of brief against

third-person singular presentbriefs against
present participlebriefing against
past participlebriefed against
pastbriefed against

Questions about brief against

What does brief against mean?
Brief against means to harm the reputation of (someone or something) by making unfavorable or demeaning comments about (someone or something).
What part of speech is brief against?
Brief against is a verb.
What is the past tense of brief against?
The past tense of brief against is briefed against.

Words near brief against in the dictionary

  1. Bridstow
  2. Bridwell
  3. Bridwells
  4. brie
  5. brief
  6. brief against
  7. brief case
  8. brief cases
  9. brief-bag
  10. brief-bags
  11. briefable

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