to libel
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8.2
- verb
- /ˈlaɪbəl/
- Specialized
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difamar
- The magazine faced a lawsuit for libeling a public figure with untrue allegations.
Examples
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If you libel someone in your blog, you could face significant legal consequences.
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The article libeled her by spreading false information about her involvement in the scandal.
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You would libel the Holy Father in his own home?
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Both your daughter and you know that "you cannot libel the dead".
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You can't libel the dead.
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The purpose of the blog is not to libel or slander anyone directly, but to raise issues for discussion.
Blog text (19) -
If he did not do it, then she has libeled him, which is both illegal and immoral.
Blog text (22) -
If at any time you feel that you have been libeled, slandered, or inappropriately treated, please contact me by email.
Blog text (19) -
Not wishing to offend or libel people, institutions, or companies is another strong reason to invent celebrities, politicians, places, or brands.
Academic text (2011) -
Annie David, he signed an agreement that he wouldn't talk to the press, and he's libeled me by saying I faked the figures.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
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6.1
To make false or unfair statements to hurt someone's reputation
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7.9
To say or write bad things about someone to harm them
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7.7
To say harmful or false things about someone to hurt them
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6.8
To say false things about someone that harm their good name
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9.9
To say false things about someone to harm their reputation
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9.9
To damage someone's name by saying false things about them
Antonyms
Compounds
- Jargon
Fear of being sued for saying something false that stops people speaking or publishing
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
Libel (the verb) comes from the same old Latin libellus, 'little book', because people used short writings to make charges about others. That's why to libel someone is to publish a false written statement that damages their reputation.