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Definition of traduce in English: traduceverb trəˈdjuːstrəˈd(j)us [with object]Speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation. it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him Example sentencesExamples - Were I to use the same language when referring to the black underclass however, I would be traduced as racist, probably fascist and definitely non-PC.
- Secondly, the powers of this Board include, as a matter of authority and as a matter of reality, the ability to traduce the plaintiff's reputation quite seriously.
- There are very few people who stand firmly by their principles throughout their lives, however much they are traduced and vilified and treated as if they were beyond the pale.
- And to attempt to sound dignified and saddened at being traduced by the ingrate just makes the humiliation complete.
- You have the farce of someone who won the resources back for health services being traduced in the press.
- A growing public morality and probity based on notions of charity and human regard should not be traduced by slurs such as ‘political correctness’, with implicit support for an official ‘incorrectness’.
- Such allegiances in the Kingdom are not to be traduced lightly.
- Its vaunted public service ethos, the tradition that over the years produced original and creative drama, entertainment, and comedy, has been traduced and subordinated to commercial ambition.
- Indeed, I am frequently amazed at the way some sports figures are traduced in the press, sometimes by writers with agendas to pursue.
- He's perfectly happy, Mr Speaker, to stand by and allow his senior colleagues to traduce his reputation under Parliamentary privilege, Mr Speaker.
- Unless the individuals are willing to confirm that the events occurred I do not believe that it is appropriate to traduce a man's reputation any further by this kind of reportage.
- But it would be surprising if he didn't feel a little traduced by Morris.
- No, I believe the whole thing is a dastardly plot to malign and traduce a great man.
- You traduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question.
- Those involved in the project believe the study has traduced them, and their side of the story has not been a fair hearing.
Synonyms defame, slander, speak ill of, speak evil of, gossip about, misrepresent, malign, vilify, calumniate, denigrate, disparage, slur, decry, sully, impugn, smear, besmirch, dishonour, back-bite, revile, run down, blacken the name of, cast aspersions on informal do a hatchet job on, slag (off), rubbish, knock, drag someone's name through the mud North American informal bad-mouth, dump on rare asperse
Derivatives noun trəˈdjuːsm(ə)nttrəˈd(j)usmənt Now he is turning his attention to another, the politicized traducement of American history. Example sentencesExamples - But even within these limits there are misunderstandings and traducements to be avoided.
- The mental and physical traducements were unexpected and temptuous.
- This is an allegation of misuse, a traducement, bad faith by the Home Office.
- Don't trust their bright shining lies, don't fall prey to their traducements and self-enamored pieties.
noun trəˈdjuːsətrəˈd(j)usər Those casual, flippant traducers just wouldn't go away. Example sentencesExamples - We come not to dominate you, as our traducers allege against us, nor yet to encroach on your own perfect and sacred rights.
- He said that the traducers of his boss were behind the allegations of corruption against the governor.
Synonyms defamer, slanderer, calumniator, gossip, vilifier, disparager, denigrator, deprecator, abuser, smearer, detractor informal mud-slinger, knocker rare asperser
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'transport, transmit'): from Latin traducere 'lead in front of others, expose to ridicule', from trans- 'over, across' + ducere 'to lead'. Rhymes abstruse, abuse, adduce, Ballets Russes, Belarus, Bruce, burnous, caboose, charlotte russe, conduce, deduce, deuce, diffuse, douce, educe, excuse, goose, induce, introduce, juice, Larousse, loose, luce, misuse, moose, mousse, noose, obtuse, Palouse, produce, profuse, puce, recluse, reduce, Rousse, seduce, sluice, Sousse, spruce, truce, use, vamoose, Zeus Definition of traduce in US English: traduceverbtrəˈd(y)o͞ostrəˈd(j)us [with object]Speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation. it was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him Example sentencesExamples - He's perfectly happy, Mr Speaker, to stand by and allow his senior colleagues to traduce his reputation under Parliamentary privilege, Mr Speaker.
- There are very few people who stand firmly by their principles throughout their lives, however much they are traduced and vilified and treated as if they were beyond the pale.
- And to attempt to sound dignified and saddened at being traduced by the ingrate just makes the humiliation complete.
- Unless the individuals are willing to confirm that the events occurred I do not believe that it is appropriate to traduce a man's reputation any further by this kind of reportage.
- Indeed, I am frequently amazed at the way some sports figures are traduced in the press, sometimes by writers with agendas to pursue.
- Secondly, the powers of this Board include, as a matter of authority and as a matter of reality, the ability to traduce the plaintiff's reputation quite seriously.
- You have the farce of someone who won the resources back for health services being traduced in the press.
- Those involved in the project believe the study has traduced them, and their side of the story has not been a fair hearing.
- No, I believe the whole thing is a dastardly plot to malign and traduce a great man.
- A growing public morality and probity based on notions of charity and human regard should not be traduced by slurs such as ‘political correctness’, with implicit support for an official ‘incorrectness’.
- But it would be surprising if he didn't feel a little traduced by Morris.
- Were I to use the same language when referring to the black underclass however, I would be traduced as racist, probably fascist and definitely non-PC.
- Such allegiances in the Kingdom are not to be traduced lightly.
- Its vaunted public service ethos, the tradition that over the years produced original and creative drama, entertainment, and comedy, has been traduced and subordinated to commercial ambition.
- You traduced my name around the world without ever having asked me a single question.
Synonyms defame, slander, speak ill of, speak evil of, gossip about, misrepresent, malign, vilify, calumniate, denigrate, disparage, slur, decry, sully, impugn, smear, besmirch, dishonour, back-bite, revile, run down, blacken the name of, cast aspersions on
Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘transport, transmit’): from Latin traducere ‘lead in front of others, expose to ridicule’, from trans- ‘over, across’ + ducere ‘to lead’. |