slander
13th century. From Old French esclandre, from el. scandalum ("stumbling block, temptation"), from Old Greek σκάνδαλον ("scandal"). Pronunciation
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13th century. From Old French esclandre, from el. scandalum ("stumbling block, temptation"), from Old Greek σκάνδαλον ("scandal"). Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈslɑːndə/, /ˈslændɚ/
slander
- A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
- See also Thesaurus:slander
- glorification (falsely praising statement)
- French: diffamation (orale), calomnie (orale)
- German: (mündliche) Verleumdung, Lästerung
- Italian: calunnia, diffamazione, maldicenza, chiacchiera, diceria
- Portuguese: calúnia, injúria, aleive, aleivosia
- Russian: клевета́
- Spanish: calumnia
slander (slanders, present participle slandering; past and past participle slandered)
- To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.
- 1601, Ben Jonson, Poetaster or The Arraignment: […], London: Printed [by R. Bradock] for M[atthew] L[ownes] […], published 1602, OCLC 316392309 ↗, Act III, scene iv ↗:
- Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? / Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. / Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: {{...}
- defame
- libel (always in writing)
- See also Thesaurus:defame
- glorify (baselessly speak well of)
- French: calomnier verbalement
- German: mündlich verleumden, mündlich verunglimpfen
- Italian: diffamare, infangare, infamare, denigrare, calunniare
- Portuguese: caluniar, injuriar, difamar
- Russian: клевета́ть
- Spanish: calumniar, difamar, dejar negro, pelar
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