slander
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- slandre (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
13th century. From Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“stumbling block, temptation”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skandalon, “scandal”).
Noun [edit]
slander (plural slanders)
- a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:slander
Translations [edit]
false, malicious statement
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Verb [edit]
slander (third-person singular simple present slanders, present participle slandering, simple past and past participle slandered)
- to utter a slanderous statement
Synonyms [edit]
- defame
- libel (always in writing)
- See also Wikisaurus:defame
Translations [edit]
utter a slanderous statement
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