"bad name" meaning in English

See bad name in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: bad names [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bad name (plural bad names)
  1. Lack of reverence or esteem; poor reputation.
    Sense id: en-bad_name-en-noun-6L-T8Q0w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
  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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56

Inflected forms

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