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name calling

noun as in insulting

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But it’s fair to say that Reagan never indulged in outright name-calling or hateful invective, stressed his desire for negotiation over confrontation and left the nuclear saber-rattling to subordinates.

From Salon

The mean-spiritedness, the compulsive name-calling, the prioritization of emotional truth over objective truth, and, perhaps most importantly, the break from the shrill ultimatums about the death of the republic.

From Slate

This awful name-calling — I mean, I can list for you, “monsters,” “crazy, leftist, unconstitutional judges,” “deranged” coming from the top.

From Salon

Instead, he attacked his critics with name-calling.

Chakraborty has also spoken about her ordeal, including how the name-calling and character assassination cost her work and how her family were also hounded.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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