Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

give a bad name

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.13 in modern English

Syllables
give a bad -name
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gives a bad name (present, singular) giving a bad name (participle, present) gave a bad name (past) given a bad name (participle, past)

Frequently Paired Words

misname misnamed

Synonyms

discredit dishonour knock down to size put someone in their place abase bring down to size cut down to size debase defame degrade demean demote

Questions

What does give a bad name mean?
To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.

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