| NOUN | communication | slander | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another |
|---|---|---|---|
| act | slander, aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name | |
| VERB | communication | slander, defame, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch | charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent |
| Sounds | slae'nder | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | mud | slanderous remarks or charges |
| Broader | defamation, calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job | A false / false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions |
| speech act | The use of language to perform some act | |
| Spanish | calumnia, difamación | |
| Catalan | calumnia, calúmnia, difamació, injúria | |
| Adjectives | slanderous | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue |
| Verbs | slander | charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent |
| Meaning | An abusive attack on a person's character or good name. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration | |
| Broader | attack | Strong criticism |
| Spanish | calumnia, comadreo, difamación | |
| Catalan | calúmnia, difamació | |
| Adjectives | slanderous | (used of statements) harmful and often untrue |
| Verbs | slander | charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent |
| Meaning | Charge falsely / falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | defame, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch | |
| Narrower | assassinate | Destroy or damage seriously, as of someone's reputation |
| badmouth, malign, traduce, drag through the mud | speak unfavorably about | |
| libel | Print slanderous statements against | |
| Broader | charge, accuse | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against |
| Spanish | calumniar, denigrar, difamar, reputación | |
| Catalan | calumniar, denigrar, difamar, indultar, injuriar | |
| Nouns | slander | an abusive attack on a person's character or good name |
| slander | words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another | |
| slanderer | one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel | |
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