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- pronunciation:
- slaen
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
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noun |
| definition: |
a false statement or statements made to hurt someone's reputation, or the act of making such statements.
I can't believe the newspaper published that slander. |
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verb |
| inflections: |
slanders, slandering, slandered |
| definition: |
to make damaging statements about.
The mayor claimed the council member slandered her.- synonyms:
- malign, smear
- antonyms:
- praise
- similar words:
- attack, blacken, curse, frame
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| related words: |
accuse, affront, dishonor |
| derivation: |
slanderer (n.) |
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