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slanderous
English
Etymology
slander +? -ous
Adjective
slanderous (comparative more slanderous, superlative most slanderous)
- (of something said) Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Synonyms
- defamatory
- libelous
- See also Thesaurus:defamatory
Related terms
- slander
Translations
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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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