Definitions for name calling
name call·ing

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1. name calling, namesnoun

   verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

   "sticks and stones may break my bones but names can never hurt me"

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1. Name calling

   Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group. This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines such as anthropology, child psychology, and political science. It is also studied by rhetoricians, and a variety of other disciplines.

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1. name calling

   Name calling is a form of verbal abuse where derogatory or disrespectful names, labels, or insults are used to belittle, offend, attack, or demean a person or a group. It is often associated with bullying and discriminatory behavior, and is frequently used in arguments and debates to divert attention from the actual issues being discussed. Name calling can also be used as a form of manipulation or to harm the person's self-esteem or image.

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1. Name calling

   Name calling is abusive or insulting language referred to a person or group, a verbal abuse. This phenomenon is studied by a variety of academic disciplines from anthropology, to child psychology, to politics. It is also studied by rhetoricians, and a variety of other disciplines that study propaganda techniques and their causes and effects. The technique is most frequently employed within political discourse and school systems, in an attempt to negatively impact their opponent.

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1. • Defamation

How to pronounce name calling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of name calling in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of name calling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of name calling in a Sentence

1. Nicholas Colas:

   There's a lot of rhetoric out there, some of which feels like name-calling, all of which makes the situation read as worse than it used to be.

2. Debbie Ramsey:

   It would be a shame if the Democrats win this election because of all the disputing and name-calling and the way they tend to act during debates.

3. David Jordan:

   In the politics of the present, where we are into politics of name calling and insult... I think it's probably unwise for The BBC to get ourselves into a position where we're calling out people for being liars or being racist, what is really important is that we look at the things that people say, that we analyze them, that we describe them objectively and as analytically as we can and we call them out for what they are at the time.

4. Kathryn Atkins:

   When people are at odds, and start name-calling, it's because they have no facts to back up their side of the conversation.

5. Kristen Waggoner:

   It’s all about name calling and bullying and shaming people into shutting up.