epithet

Noun

1. a defamatory or abusive word or phrase
   • Synonyms
     • name
   • Less specific
     • defamation
     • calumny
     • calumniation
     • obloquy
     • traducement
     • hatchet job
   • More specific
     • smear word
2. descriptive word or phrase
   • Less specific
     • word picture
     • word-painting
     • delineation
     • depiction
     • picture
     • characterization
     • characterisation

epithet - LookUp

noun

1. Linguistics an adjective or phrase expressing a quality or attribute regarded as characteristic of the person or thing mentioned ‘the Great’

Linguistics a word used as a term of abuse people jeered and hurled racial epithets

Origin

late 16th century : from French épithète , or via Latin from Greek epitheton , neuter of epithetos attributed , from epitithenai add , from epi upon + tithenai to place

Thesaurus

Noun

1. these works earned him the epithet ‘the Spanish Heretic’

Similar Words: sobriquet nickname byname title name label tag description descriptive word/expression/phrase designation denomination characterization identification moniker handle appellation cognomen anonym

1. he felt the urge to hurl epithets in his face

Similar Words: obscenity expletive swear word term of abuse oath curse four-letter word exclamation dirty word cuss word

Urban Dictionary

A term used to characterize a person/thing.

the word great in

william the great