backhanded compliment

and left-handed compliment

an unintended or ambiguous compliment. Backhanded compliments are the only kind he ever gives! And I think his left-handed compliments are all given by accident, too!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Dorian	DAWR-ee-ən (English)	English, French
Vladislav	vlah-dee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Medieval Slavic
Sigdag	-	Ancient Germanic
Charisma	kə-RIZ-mə	English (Rare)
Mithradatha	-	Ancient Persian
Lita	-	English