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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024slan•der /ˈslændɚ/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the act of knowingly making a false statement about someone to ruin his or her reputation;
defamation. - [countable] such a wrong or false statement or report.
v. [~ + object] - to make a knowingly false statement about (someone) to ruin his or her reputation:He accused the newspaper of slandering him.
slan•der•er, n. [countable] slan•der•ous, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024slan•der (slan′dər),USA pronunciation n. - defamation;
calumny:rumors full of slander. - a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report:a slander against his good name.
- Lawdefamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc.
v.t. - to utter slander against;
defame. v.i. - to utter or circulate slander.
- Old French esclandrer, derivative of esclandre
- Late Latin scandalum cause of offense, snare (see scandal); (verb, verbal) Middle English s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame
- Anglo-French esclaundre, Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle
- (noun, nominal) Middle English s(c)laundre 1250–1300
slan′der•er, n. slan′der•ing•ly, adv. slan′der•ous, adj. slan′der•ous•ly, adv. slan′der•ous•ness, n. - 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malign, vilify, revile.
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