to slander
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6.3
- verb
- /ˈslændər/
- Specialized
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difamar
- They will try to slander your name, they will try to ruin your reputation, and they may come after you.
Oh, they they slandered me first and I didn't slander them.
- Oh, they they slandered me first and I didn't slander them.
- First of all, I don't think their children will get titles if they go ahead and slander the royal family.
- But you know, you're not going to speak words of evil, you're not going to gossip or slander.
- They, they, they, they do what they do in terms of destabilisation, defaming, demonetizing, slandering, they will do anything.
- Accused of having maliciously and intentionally slandered him in order to divert the course of justice.
- They will have no problem maligning people, publicly slandering them, or harming their reputations if they feel wronged by them.
- And then a third article another week later slandering me again.
Examples
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"What did she want?" "-- to tell lies, slander about my son."
Fiction book (1997) -
The activist was accused of trying to slander the reputation of the mayor.
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What cause have they to slander you?
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Mother, I will not sit here and have Walter slander my father!
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I'll ask you next time to get all your facts straight before you attempt to slander my good name, Walter.
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How can you support someone who would so viciously slander you?
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We value kind speech; we don't slander or gossip.
Academic text (2005) -
And do milords allow my name to be slandered?
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Don't slander me.
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The Obama worshipers are having a field day slandering us and gloating over the election.
Blog text (19)
Synonyms
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6.1
To make false or unfair statements to hurt someone's reputation
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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
To say things that are not true about someone to hurt their reputation
Antonyms
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb slander comes from the same root scandal, which meant a 'trap' that makes someone fall, so to slander is to say false things that 'trip up' someone's good name and damage their reputation.