slanderous

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.

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

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slander·er n.

slander·ous adj.

slander·ous·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

slanderous - (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrating, denigrative, denigratory, libellous, libelous harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"

Translations

slanderous [ˈslɑːndərəs] adj → calumnioso, difamatorio

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slanderous [ˈslɑːndrəs] adj → calomnieux/euse; diffamatoire

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slanderous [ˈslɑːndrəs] slander adj → verleumderisch

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slanderous [ˈslɑːndrəs] adj → calunnioso/a; diffamatorio/a