Complete Definition of "slander"

English

Etymology
13th century. Via Old French esclandre, from ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ("cause of offense").

Noun
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en-noun

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

Translations
trans-top|false, malicious statement
Chinese Characters: �, 谤
Chinese: 誹�, 诽谤
Czech: pomluva f
Dutch: laster m, smaad
French: calomnie f
German: t|de|Verleumdung|f
Greek: δÏ�Ï�Ï�ήμηÏ�η f (dusfémese)
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Italian: calunnia f
Japanese: 中�
Korean: ��
Portuguese: Calúnia f
Russian: клеве�а (klevetá) f, зло�ловие n (zloslóvije)
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Verb
en-verb

  1. to utter a slanderous statement

Translations

trans-top|utter a slanderous statement
Czech: pomluvit
Finnish: panetella
French: calomnier
Polish: szkalowa�
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German: verleumden
Russian: клеве�а��, зло�лови��, по�о�и��
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See also
defamation
defame
libel

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