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slander
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)
- 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)
- 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
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misspeaking
English
Etymology
mis- +? speaking
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?s?spi?k??/
Noun
misspeaking (countable and uncountable, plural misspeakings)
- (obsolete) Speaking ill; defamation, slander.
- The fact or instance of speaking falsely or unclearly.
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