maldicente

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Italian

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Etymology

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mal(e) (“evil, wrong”) +‎ dicente (“sayer, saying”), on the example of Latin maledicēns.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmal.diˈt͡ʃɛn.te/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: mal‧di‧cèn‧te

Adjective

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maldicente (plural maldicenti)

  1. slanderous
    Synonyms: calunniatore, diffamatore, maledico
    Antonyms: elogiatore, lodatore

Noun

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maldicente m or f by sense (plural maldicenti)

  1. slanderer
    Synonyms: malalingua, maledico

References

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  1. ^ maldicente in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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