Noun: epithet 'e-pu,thet
- Descriptive word or phrase
"The king was known by the epithet 'the Wise'"; "The boxer earned the epithet 'the Greatest' through his achievements"
- A defamatory or abusive word or phrase
"The use of racial epithets is considered highly offensive";
- name
Derived forms: epithets
Type of: calumniation, calumny, characterisation [Brit], characterization, defamation, delineation, depiction, hatchet job, obloquy, picture, traducement, word picture, word-painting
Encyclopedia: Epithet