bad name
noun1
Lack of reverence or esteem; poor reputation.
- Near-synonym: ignominy
- The people of the southeasterly clusters—concerning whom, however, but little is known—have a bad name as cannibals; and for that reason their hospitality is seldom taxed by the mariner.1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
2
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, name.
- Angina is a bad name to give to your child.
- Related terms
- to give a bad name