slur
Hateful verbal attack
A slur is an insulting word or phrase that disparages a group—racial slurs, ethnic slurs, homophobic slurs.
The word also means a damaging insinuation: a slur on his reputation.
To slur is to speak indistinctly, running sounds together: She was slurring her words.
In music, a slur is a curved line connecting notes to be played smoothly without separation.
Offensive remark or action
- tauntInsulting provocation
- slanderSpoken false defamation
- affrontDeliberate public insult
- disrespectLack of regard
invective · denigration · aspersion · scorn · contempt · ridicule · mockery · abuse
Unbroken musical phrasing
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- bendCurve or flex
smear · glide · swoop · scoop · grace note · ornament · connecting · smooth
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
- hammeredSeverely intoxicated or pounded
wasted · sloshed · plastered · boozy · stagger · sway · groggy · blotto
Criticize unfairly to harm
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- discreditHarm another's reputation
- malignAttack someone's reputation
smear · besmirch · vilify · libel · slander · defame · tarnish · sully
Speak softly, indistinctly
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- stutterInvoluntary speech repetition
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
- mispronounceSpeak words incorrectly
garble · drawl · indistinct · unintelligible · inarticulate · murmur · mutter · jumble
insult
Offensive remark or action
disrespect · invective · denigration · aspersion · scorn · contempt · ridicule · mockery · abuse · defamation
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- slideSmooth continuous movement
bend · smear · glide · swoop · scoop · grace note · ornament · connecting · smooth · tied
drunkenness
Impaired state from alcohol
- inebriationDrunken state
- tipsyMildly intoxicated
- buzzedMildly intoxicated
hammered · wasted · sloshed · plastered · boozy · stagger · sway · groggy · blotto · sozzled
denigrate
Criticize unfairly to harm
- belittleTo make something seem unimportant
- disparageExpress low opinion of
- discreditHarm another's reputation
malign · smear · besmirch · vilify · libel · slander · defame · tarnish · sully · traduce
mumble
Speak softly, indistinctly
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
- stutterInvoluntary speech repetition
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
mispronounce · garble · drawl · indistinct · unintelligible · inarticulate · murmur · mutter · jumble · enunciation
- confusionconfusion, confused, bewilderment, perplexity, baffled
- low blowscheap shot, low blow, sucker punch, below the belt, hit below the belt
- accusationsaccusation, accuse, accuser, allegation, allege
- disparagementdefame, denigrate, disparage, malign, slander
- social wrongsrudeness, disrespect, insults, insult, lying
- speaking verbschat, chatter, gossip, jabber, blab
slurcompliment
Words expressing approval
praise · tribute · accolade · commendation · honorific
slurenunciate
Speak with clarity
articulate · annunciate · clear articulation · enunciation · elocute
- racial slursDerogatory ethnic epithets
- slurred speechIndistinct verbal articulation
- ethnic slurDerogatory term for ethnicity
- slurred words
- slurred overSpoken indistinctly or skipped
- cornstarch slurryThickener mixed with water