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slander

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slan·der  (slndr)
n.
1. Law Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
v. slan·dered, slan·der·ing, slan·ders
v.tr.
To utter a slander about. See Synonyms at malign.
v.intr.
To utter or spread slander.

[Middle English slaundre, from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from Latin scandalum, cause of offense, stumbling block; see scandal.]

slander·er n.
slander·ous adj.
slander·ous·ly adv.

slander
Noun
1. Law a false and damaging statement about a person
2. the crime of making such a statement
Verb
to utter slander (about) [Old French escandle]
slanderous adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.slander - words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
calumniation, calumny, defamation, hatchet job, traducement, obloquy - a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions
mud - slanderous remarks or charges
speech act - the use of language to perform some act
2.slander - an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
attack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work"
Verb1.slander - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!" "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"
accuse, charge - blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against; "he charged the director with indifference"
assassinate - destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation; "He assassinated his enemy's character"
libel - print slanderous statements against; "The newspaper was accused of libeling him"
badmouth, drag through the mud, malign, traduce - speak unfavorably about; "She badmouths her husband everywhere"

slander
verb 2. defame, smear, libel, slur, malign, detract, disparage, decry, vilify, traduce, backbite, blacken (someone's) name, calumniate, muckrake << OPPOSITE praise
Translations
slander [ˈslɑːndəʳ] ncalumnia, difamación f

slander [ˈslɑːndəʳ] ncalomnie f;
(Law) → diffamation f

slander [ˈslɑːndəʳ] n (Law) → Verleumdung f;
(insult) → Beleidigung f
vtverleumden

slander [ˈslɑːndəʳ] ncalunnia;
(LAW) → diffamazione f

slander
n slander [ˈslaːndə]
(the act of making) an untrue spoken, not written, statement about a person with the intention of damaging that person's reputation That story about her is nothing but a wicked slander! laster إفْتِراء клевета pomluva bagtalelse die Verleumdung συκοφαντία calumnia, difamación laim, klatð تهمت panettelu calomnie; diffamation הַשמָצָה मिथ्यापवाद uvreda časti, kleveta rágalmazás fitnah rógur calunnia, maldicenza; diffamazione 中傷 중상, 비방 šmeižtas neslava; apmelojums fitnah laster baktaling; injurier oszczerstwo calúnia calomnie; defăimare клевета klebeta, ohováranie, urážka obrekovanje kleveta förtal คำพูดให้ร้าย iftira 誹謗 наклеп, лихослів'я کسی کے خلاف جھوٹی افواہ سازی sự vu khống 诽谤
v
to make such statements about (a person etc). laster يَفْتَري клеветя pomlouvat, osočit bagtale verleumden συκοφαντώ, διαβάλλω calumniar, difamar laimama تهمت زدن panetella calomnier; diffamer לְהַשמִיץ मिथ्यापवाद करना klevetati, potvoriti koga (meg)rágalmaz memfitnah rægja calunniare; diffamare 中傷する 나쁘게 말하다, 중상하다 šmeižti celt neslavu; apmelot memfitnah belasteren baktale obmawiać caluniar a calomnia; a defăima клеветать ohovoriť, uraziť, osočiť, očierniť obrekovati klevetati förtala, baktala พูดให้ร้าย iftira etmek 造謠中傷 зводити наклеп, паплюжити مفت بدنام کرنا vu khống, vu oan


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A SLANDER travelling rapidly through the land upon its joyous mission was accosted by a Retraction and commanded to halt and be killed.
You see what an effect your heedless speech has had; you ought to have been more considerate than to blurt out such a cruel piece of slander as that.
And this circumstance, while it explains the true motives of Lady Susan's conduct, and removes all the blame which has been so lavished on her, may also convince us how little the general report of anyone ought to be credited; since no character, however upright, can escape the malevolence of slander.
 
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