slander

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Etymology

13th century. Via Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“‘stumbling block, temptation’”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skandalon), “‘scandal’”).

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slander (plural slanders)

1. a false, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement

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• See also Wikisaurus:slander

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

1. to utter a slanderous statement

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• defame
• libel
• See also Wikisaurus:defame

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[edit] See also

• defamation

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of adelnrs
• darnels
• landers
• snarled