bad names
Hurtful labels hurled
Bad names are insults or slurs directed at someone: The other kids called her bad names.
The phrase appears most often when adults discuss children's behavior or comfort upset children without repeating the actual words used.
It serves as a euphemistic container for whatever hurtful language was involved.
- pejorativesDisparaging or belittling words
- tauntsMocking, provoking remarks
- trash talkCompetitive verbal intimidation
- insultsDisparaging remarks
- epithetsCharacterizing phrases for people
slurs · derogation · obloquy · vituperation · fighting words · verbal abuse · personal attacks · slander · smear campaign · disparagement · vilification · character assassination · hate speech · reproaches · caricatures · denigration · low blows · invective
bad namescompliments
Expressions of admiration
praise · kind words · flattery · terms of endearment · pet names
bad, badly, badness, name, names, named, naming, nameless, namely