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gives a bad name

gives a bad name is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a bad name.

Meaning of give a bad name

Verb

give a bad name (third-person singular simple present gives a bad name, present participle giving a bad name, simple past gave a bad name, past participle given a bad name)

  1. To cause people to lose respect, reverence or esteem for something or someone.
    • The Spanish Inquisition gave all other government inquisitions a bad name, as far as common usage is concerned.

Questions about gives a bad name

What is gives a bad name the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives a bad name is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give a bad name.

Words near gives a bad name in the dictionary

  1. giver-uppers
  2. Giverny
  3. givers
  4. gives
  5. gives 110%
  6. gives a bad name
  7. gives a crap
  8. gives a damn
  9. gives a darn
  10. gives a fig
  11. gives a flying fuck

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