different between gainsaying vs slander

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English gaynesayenge, ?einseiing, ?einsegging, equivalent to gainsay +? -ing.

Noun

gainsaying (plural gainsayings)

1. Opposition, especially in speech.
2. Refusal to accept or believe something.
3. Contradiction.
4. Denial; denying.
   • 1887, The Rose of Paradise:

     But there was no gainsaying the wisdom of the advice which he had given me as to concealing the treasure.

5. (archaic or obsolete) Rebellious opposition; rebellion.
   • 1611, King James Bible, Jude verse 11:

     Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

Related terms

• gainsaw

Translations

Etymology 2

From gainsay.

Verb

gainsaying

1. present participle of gainsay

English

Alternative forms

• slandre (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English slaundre, sclaundre, from Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“stumbling block, temptation”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (skándalon, “scandal”). Doublet of scandal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?sl??nd?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?slænd?/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /sl??nd?/

Noun

slander (countable and uncountable, plural slanders)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:slander

Antonyms

• glorification (falsely praising statement)

Translations

Verb

slander (third-person singular simple present slanders, present participle slandering, simple past and past participle slandered)

1. To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of.

Synonyms

• defame
• libel (always in writing)
• See also Thesaurus:defame

Antonyms

• glorify (baselessly speak well of)

Translations

See also

• defamation

Anagrams

• Landers, Lenards, Nadlers, Randles, Sandler, darnels, enlards, landers, relands, slandre, snarled