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EPITHET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
Synonyms:
epithet; name
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epithet" is a kind of...):
calumniation; calumny; defamation; hatchet job; obloquy; traducement (a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epithet"):
smear word (an epithet that can be used to smear someone's reputation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Descriptive word or phrase
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("epithet" is a kind of...):
characterisation; characterization; delineation; depiction; picture; word-painting; word picture (a graphic or vivid verbal description)
