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| slan·der [ slándər ] |
noun (plural slan·ders) |
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1. saying of something false and damaging: the act or offense of saying something false or malicious that damages somebody's reputation
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2. false and damaging statement: a false and malicious statement that damages somebody's reputation
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transitive verb (past and past participle slan·dered, present participle slan·der·ing, 3rd person present singular slan·ders) |
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utter slander against somebody: to make a false and malicious oral statement about somebody
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| [13th century. Via Old French esclandre< ecclesiastical Latin scandalum "cause of offense" (see scandal)] |
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  slan·der·er noun |
| slan·der·ous adjective |
| slan·der·ous·ly adverb |
| slan·der·ous·ness noun |
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