Epithet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a defamatory or abusive word or phrase

descriptive word or phrase

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛpɪθɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɛpɪθɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɛpɪθɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /ˈɛpɪθɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

name

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Beiname

ein verleumderisches oder beleidigendes Wort oder eine beleidigende Phrase

🇫🇷French

épithète

un mot ou une phrase diffamatoire ou injurieux

🇪🇸Spanish

epíteto

una palabra o frase difamatoria o abusiva

🇮🇹Italian

epiteto

una parola o una frase diffamatoria o offensiva

🇳🇱Dutch

epitheton

een lasterlijk of beledigend woord of zinsnede

🇵🇹Portuguese

epíteto

uma palavra ou frase difamatória ou abusiva

🇷🇺Russian

эпитет

дискредитирующее или оскорбительное слово или фраза

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विशेषण

मानहानिकारक या अपमानजनक शब्द या वाक्यांश

🇧🇩Bengali

এপিথেট

একটি মানহানিকর বা অপমানজনক শব্দ বা বাক্যাংশ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடைமொழி

ஒரு அவதூறான அல்லது தவறான வார்த்தை அல்லது சொற்றொடர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నామవాచకం

పరువు నష్టం కలిగించే లేదా దుర్వినియోగ పదం లేదా పదబంధం

🇮🇳Marathi

विशेषण

एक बदनामीकारक किंवा अपमानास्पद शब्द किंवा वाक्यांश

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉપનામ

અપમાનજનક અથવા અપમાનજનક શબ્દ અથવા શબ્દસમૂહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶೇಷಣ

ಮಾನಹಾನಿಕರ ಅಥವಾ ನಿಂದನೀಯ ಪದ ಅಥವಾ ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിശേഷണം

അപകീർത്തികരമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അധിക്ഷേപകരമായ ഒരു വാക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വാക്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

ਇੱਕ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਕਾਂਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

خصوصیت

ایک ہتک آمیز یا بدسلوکی والا لفظ یا جملہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绰号

诽谤性或辱骂性的词语或短语

🇯🇵Japanese

形容詞

名誉毀損または罵倒的な言葉やフレーズ

🇰🇷Korean

별명

명예를 훼손하거나 모욕적인 단어나 문구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

biệt hiệu

một từ hoặc cụm từ phỉ báng hoặc lạm dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ฉายา

คำหรือวลีที่หมิ่นประมาทหรือไม่เหมาะสม

🇮🇩Indonesian

julukan

kata atau frasa yang memfitnah atau kasar

🇲🇾Malay

julukan

perkataan atau frasa yang memfitnah atau kesat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كنية

كلمة أو عبارة تشهيرية أو مسيئة

🇮🇷Persian

لقب

یک کلمه یا عبارت توهین آمیز یا توهین آمیز

🇹🇷Turkish

lakap

iftira niteliğinde veya küfürlü bir kelime veya ifade

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹאַר

מילה או ביטוי משמיץ או פוגעני

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'epithet'?

The primary meaning of 'epithet' is 'a defamatory or abusive word or phrase'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'epithet' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'epithet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'epithet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'epithet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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