slandernoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈslɑːn.dər/us/ˈslæn.dɚ/a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement:
The doctor is suing his partner for slander.
She regarded his comment as a slander on her good reputation.
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libel
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Damaging reputation
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- blot your copybook idiom
- calumniate
- dog
- drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
- give a dog a bad name idiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
- impugn
- mud
- poison
- scurrilous
- show someone in a bad light idiom
- stab
- stain
- sully
- taint
- vilify
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slanderverb [ T ]
uk/ˈslɑːn.dər/us/ˈslæn.dɚ/to damage someone's reputation by making a false spoken statement about them
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Damaging reputation
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- blot your copybook idiom
- calumniate
- dog
- drag sb's name through the mire/mud idiom
- give a dog a bad name idiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud at sb idiom
- impugn
- mud
- poison
- scurrilous
- show someone in a bad light idiom
- stab
- stain
- sully
- taint
- vilify
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slanderer
noun [ C ] uk/ˈslɑːn.dər.ər/us/ˈslæn.dɚ.ɚ/
slanderous
adjective uk/ˈslɑːn.dər.əs/us/ˈslæn.dɚ.əs/
a slanderous accusation/allegation/comment
slanderously
adverb uk/ˈslɑːn.dər.əs.li/us/ˈslæn.dɚ.əs.li/