a poison-pen letter
1poison pen letter — UK US noun [countable] [singular poison pen letter plural poison pen letters] a cruel or offensive letter that has not been signed Thesaurus: letters and types of letterhyponym …
2poison-pen letter — poison pen letters N COUNT A poison pen letter is an unpleasant unsigned letter which is sent in order to upset someone or to cause trouble …
3poison-pen letter — n a letter that is not signed and that says bad things about the person it has been sent to …
4poison pen letter — poison pen ,letter noun count a cruel or offensive letter that has not been signed …
5poison pen letter — ► NOUN ▪ an anonymous letter that is libellous or abusive …
6Poison pen letter — A poison pen letter is a letter or note containing unpleasant, abusive or malicious statements or accusations about the recipient or a third party. It is usually sent anonymously. Poison pen letters are usually composed and sent to upset the… …
7poison pen letter — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms poison pen letter : singular poison pen letter plural poison pen letters a cruel or offensive letter that has not been signed …
8poison-pen letter — noun A missive which is malicious, insulting, and/or defamatory toward a person, organization, or point of view, especially one which is unsigned. Miss Theresa Samuels . . . is accused by the Post Office authorities of sending scurrilous letters… …
9(a) poison-pen letter — a letter that has no signature and says unpleasant things about the person it is sent to. After he was convicted, his family received a number of poison pen letters …
10poison pen letter — noun an anonymous letter that is libellous, abusive, or malicious …
