blabbermouthed
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Prone to communicating confidential information: Describes a person who cannot keep secrets and is likely to reveal private or sensitive details.
- Unwisely talking too much: Describes a person who talks excessively, often without thinking, leading to careless or inappropriate speech.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The project failed because a blabbermouthed employee leaked the strategy to a competitor. (Here, 'blabbermouthed' describes an employee who revealed confidential plans.)
- Don't tell her your secrets; she's known to be blabbermouthed. (This uses the word to warn that the person is prone to sharing private information.)
- His blabbermouthed tendencies made him a poor choice for the discreet diplomatic mission. (This example highlights the characteristic of talking too much unwisely.)
Advanced Usage
- "To be blabbermouthed": This is the standard adjectival phrase to describe someone's character trait.
- The agent was dismissed for being blabbermouthed.
- Used attributively (before a noun) to modify and characterize a person.
- We need to avoid blabbermouthed individuals for this confidential committee.
Variants and Related Words
- Blabber (verb/noun): To talk foolishly or indiscreetly; the act of such talk or a person who does it.
- He tends to blabber when he's nervous.
- Blabbermouth (noun): A person who talks too much, especially one who reveals secrets.
- He's such a blabbermouth; I can't trust him with anything.
- Loose-lipped (adjective): Similar in meaning, indicating a tendency to talk carelessly.
Synonyms
- Indiscreet: Not having or showing good judgment in speech; revealing things that should be secret.
- Garrulous: Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters.
- Talkative: Fond of or given to talking.
- Gossipy: Fond of or engaged in casual conversation about other people.
Antonyms
- Discreet: Careful and prudent in one's speech or actions, especially to avoid causing offense or to gain an advantage.
- Taciturn: Reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little.
- Reticent: Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- To have a big mouth: An informal idiom meaning to be prone to talking too much or revealing secrets.
- He has such a big mouth; the surprise party is ruined.
- To spill the beans: To reveal a secret, often unintentionally.
- She accidentally spilled the beans about the merger.
Adjective
- prone to communicate confidential information
- unwisely talking too much