bad name

noun

: bad reputation

A few dishonest players have given the sport a bad name.

Examples of bad name in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Salatino is a first-rate curator, but this sort of writing, to which his introduction is rather too prone, gives art writing a bad name. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026

Mark Zuckerberg’s company is giving all smart glasses a bad name, said Anthony Spadafora in Tom’s Guide. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 1 Sep. 2026

Why Ambition Needs To Point To Something Larger Influence is often rooted in ambition, and ambition has a bad name. — Fernando Bc, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

This is laugh out loud rich coming from the father of FIFA corruption, the man who gave FIFA its bad name. — Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for bad name

• acclaim
• aflame
• airframe
• ballgame
• became
• declaim
• defame
• disclaim
• doorframe
• exclaim
• inflame
• mainframe