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- .slander..[ˈslandər]NOUN.lawslander (noun) · slanders (plural noun)
- the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.Compare with libel."he is suing the TV network for slander"
VERB.slander (verb) · slanders (third person present) · slandered (past tense) · slandered (past participle) · slandering (present participle)- make false and damaging statements about (someone)."they were accused of slandering the head of state"synonyms:defame · defame someone's character · blacken someone's name ·give someone a bad name · tell lies about · speak ill/evil of · drag through the mud/mire · throw/sling/fling mud at · sully someone's reputation · libel · smear · run a smear campaign against · cast aspersions on · spread scandal about · besmirch · tarnish · taint · misrepresent · malign · traduce · vilify · calumniate · disparage · denigrate · decry · run down · slur · do a hatchet job on · derogate · asperse · vilipend
Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal).Powered by