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bad name

NOUN
disgrace
Synonyms
WEAK
bad odor blemish blot discredit dishonor disrepute embarrassment humiliation ignominy ill repute opprobrium reproach shame

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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

Sheku Tarawallie, president of Sierra Leone's Council of Traditional Healers, is adamant that "diabolic" juju men like Kanu are giving healers a bad name.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

Where McCann is a firecracker, Ava Dash is a total snooze, the kind of monotone, self-obsessed personality that gives Gen Z a bad name.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

Because honestly, you are giving parents a bad name.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

He’s going to give the medical profession a bad name by standing up for principle.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller