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slander

noun
/ˈslɑːndə/UK/ˈslændɚ/US/ˈslaːndə/

Etymology

From Middle English slaundre, sclaundre, from Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum (“stumbling block, temptation”), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skándalon, “scandal”). Doublet of scandal.

  1. derived from σκάνδαλον — “scandal”
  2. derived from scandalum — “stumbling block, temptation”
  3. derived from esclandre
  4. inherited from slaundre

Definitions

  1. A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which…

    A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

  2. To utter a slanderous statement about

    To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of; to wrong.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA