slanderousness
- noun
- /ˈslændərəsnəs/
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calumnia
- His slanderousness cost him many friends and ruined his reputation in the community.
Examples
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The slanderousness of the article led to a lawsuit for defamation.
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We were shocked by the slanderousness of the rumors spreading around the office.
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The slanderousness of the allegations shocked everyone.
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Her slanderousness towards her former colleague was evident.
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His slanderousness resulted in a lawsuit after he spread lies about his neighbor.
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The slanderousness in her comments caused irreparable harm to his reputation.
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The slanderousness of the posted accusations prompted an immediate investigation.
Synonyms
49
5.7
A false or unfair statement meant to hurt someone's reputation
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7.7
A false written statement that harms someone's reputation
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7.1
To harm someone's reputation by saying untrue things about them in public
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5.5
An organized effort to hurt someone's reputation by making false or unfair accusations
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7.3
Hurts someone's reputation on purpose by spreading false or harmful stories
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9.3
A false statement that damages someone's reputation
Harmful false statements about someone that damage their reputation
Telling lies about someone to harm what people think of them
Full of unfair personal attacks meant to damage someone's reputation
Antonyms
How Damaging
Surface Forms
Morphology
slanderousness = slanderous (transparent) = slander + ous + ness
Formed from the adjective 'slanderous' (slander + -ous) with the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; the meaning is directly the quality of being slanderous.
Etymology
Slanderousness comes from slander, a word related to scandal that long ago meant a 'trap' or something that makes someone 'stumble'. So slanderousness is the quality of hurting someone's reputation by saying false, damaging things about them.