call names
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call names
verb calls names · calling names · called names
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To use abusive or insulting language; to engage in name-calling.
[A]s [US president Donald Trump] turns up the pressure – calling the Fed chair [Jerome Powell] names and questioning his acumen – he’s ignited a firestorm in legal and financial circles.
Similar: abuse, flame, name-call, vitriol, call names, revile, vituperate
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verb Translations
| Español | motejar, echar pestes |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 罵……是 /骂……是 mà ... shì, 罵人 /骂人 màrén |
| Français | insulter |
| Ελληνικά | βρίζω vrízo |
| Русский | обзыва́ть obzyvátʹ, обзыва́ться obzyvátʹsja, обозва́ться obozvátʹsja |
Talk about this word "call names." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/call%20names. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. call names. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/call%20names "call names." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/call%20names.Cite this
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title = {call names},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/call%20names},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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