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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word take someone's name in vain:

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  1. take someone's name in vain: Merriam-Webster
  2. take someone's name in vain: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. take someone's name in vain, take someone's name in vain: Collins English Dictionary
  4. take someone's name in vain: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (take someone's name in vain)

verb:  To speak insultingly about someone, especially behind their back.


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