slurs
Derogatory names hurled
Slurs are words used to insult or demean people based on group membership—race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability.
The singular slur can mean any disparaging remark: a slur on his character.
In music, a slur is a curved line connecting notes to be played smoothly without separation.
To slur is to pronounce indistinctly, running sounds together: He was slurring his words after a few drinks.
Spoken false defamation
- libelPrinted defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- vilifyAttack someone's reputation
- denigrateCriticize unfairly to harm
disparage · malign · besmirch · calumny · aspersion · mudslinging · character assassination · false accusation
Descriptive tag for someone
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
- tauntInsulting provocation
jeer · name-calling · vitriol · derision · mockery · ridicule · scorn · contempt
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- xenophobiaHatred of outsiders
hate · animosity · hostility · enmity · sectarianism · ethnocentrism · bias · supremacy
Speak softly, indistinctly
- garbleDistort into confusion
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
- stammerSpeak with involuntary repetitions
stutter · mispronounce · elide · inarticulate · enunciation · unintelligible · indistinct · murmur
slander
Spoken false defamation
denigrate · disparage · malign · besmirch · calumny · aspersion · mudslinging · character assassination · false accusation · defame
epithet
Descriptive tag for someone
- pejorativeTerm expressing disapproval
- invectiveAbusive denunciation
- abuseCruel or violent treatment
taunt · jeer · name-calling · vitriol · derision · mockery · ridicule · scorn · contempt · disdain
racism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
xenophobia · hate · animosity · hostility · enmity · sectarianism · ethnocentrism · bias · supremacy · segregation
mumble
Speak softly, indistinctly
- garbleDistort into confusion
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
stammer · stutter · mispronounce · elide · inarticulate · enunciation · unintelligible · indistinct · murmur
legato
Unbroken musical phrasing
- glissandoRapid pitch sweep
- portamentoSeamless pitch transition
- slideSmooth continuous movement
tie · bend · smooth · connected · phrasing · notation · grace note
- discriminationracism, systemic discrimination, Jim Crow laws, sexism, racial harassment
- ableismableism, stigma, prejudice, discrimination, exclusion
- Anti-Asian Racismhate crimes, xenophobia, stereotyping, internment, internment camps
- criticismscriticizes, disparages, condemns, denounces, censures
- intimidationthreats, threatening, menacing, intimidate, bullying
- tarnishesblemishes, blots, corrupts, defames, denigrates
slurscompliments
Expressions of admiration
praise · commendation · honorifics · terms of endearment · accolades
slursenunciates
Speaks with clear pronunciation
articulates · enunciation · articulation · clear speech · clarity
- 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