"bad name" meaning in All languages combined

See bad name on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bad names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad name (plural bad names)
  1. Lack of reverence or esteem; poor reputation. Synonyms: ignominy Translations (Translations): mala fama [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bad_name-en-noun-6L-T8Q0w Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 100 0
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, name. Related terms: to give a bad name
    Sense id: en-bad_name-en-noun-yHKvFwGH

Inflected forms

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