termed
SayTURMDUS/tɝmd/UK/tɜːmd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of term.
Critics termed the film a masterpiece when it premiered.
The region has been termed a biodiversity hotspot by visiting researchers.
Note
Its usual company is a label. Critics termed the film a masterpiece; the region has been termed a hotspot. The label follows the object directly, and in the passive it follows the verb (was termed a failure). In informal speech the same form can also mean fired, or having an account deleted, so "she was termed last week" needs context to tell naming from dismissal.
termed is a form of term
term, verb: To name or describe something using a particular word or phrase. Full entry
- Spelling
- term → termed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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