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NAME-CALLING [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Human Behaviour
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

an ... affront, indignity.

OBS

Strictly speaking these two terms are not synonyms: one represents the action and the other the product of this action.

OBS

name-calling: the use of abusive epithets to belittle or humiliate another person or to minimize his effectiveness.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement humain
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Parole qui blesse d'une manière grave et consciente.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comportamiento humano
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
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