1. past tense and past participle of term; called or named something

Examples

• The new policy was termed a complete success by the administration.
• What you just described could be termed as harassment.
• The scientist termed his discovery a breakthrough in cancer research.
• The behavior was termed inappropriate by school officials.
• The agreement was termed historic by both parties.
• This type of rock is commonly termed granite.
• The condition is medically termed hypertension.