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slan⋅der
[slan-der] 
–noun
| 1. | defamation; calumny: rumors full of slander. |
| 2. | a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report: a slander against his good name. |
| 3. | Law. defamation by oral utterance rather than by writing, pictures, etc. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to utter slander against; defame. |
–verb (used without object)
| 5. | to utter or circulate slander. |
Origin:
1250–1300; (n.) ME s(c)laundre < AF esclaundre, OF esclandre, alter. of escandle < LL scandalum cause of offense, snare (see scandal ); (v.) ME s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame < OF esclandrer, deriv. of esclandre
1250–1300; (n.) ME s(c)laundre < AF esclaundre, OF esclandre, alter. of escandle < LL scandalum cause of offense, snare (see scandal ); (v.) ME s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame < OF esclandrer, deriv. of esclandre
Related forms:
slan⋅der⋅er, noun
slan⋅der⋅ing⋅ly, adverb
slan⋅der⋅ous, adjective
slan⋅der⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
slan⋅der⋅ous⋅ness, noun
Synonyms:
4. malign, vilify, revile.
4. malign, vilify, revile.
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| slan·der (slān'dər) n.
v. tr. To utter a slander about. See Synonyms at malign. v. intr. To utter or spread slander. [Middle English slaundre, from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from Latin scandalum, cause of offense, stumbling block; see scandal.] slan'der·er n., slan'der·ous adj., slan'der·ous·ly adv. |
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Slander
Slan"der\, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle, escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ??? a snare, stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See Scan, and cf. Scandal.]1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another. Whether we speak evil of a man to his face or behind his back; the former way, indeed, seems to be the most generous, but yet is a great fault, and that which we call "reviling;" the latter is more mean and base, and that which we properly call "slander", or "Backbiting." --Tillotson. [We] make the careful magistrate The mark of slander. --B. Jonson. 2. Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium. Thou slander of thy mother's heavy womb. --Shak. 3. (Law) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation. --Burril.Slander
Slan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slandering.]1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. --Shak. 2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts. Tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once. --Shak. Syn: To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See Asperse.
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Language Translation for : SLANDER
Spanish:
calumnia, difamación,
German:
die Verleumdung,
Japanese:
中傷
slander
c.1290, from Anglo-Fr. esclaundre, O.Fr. esclandre "scandalous statement," alteration of escandle "scandal," from L. scandalum "cause of offense, stumbling block, temptation" (see scandal). The verb is attested from c.1300, from O.Fr. esclandrer, from esclandre.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: slan·der
Pronunciation: 'slan-d&r
Function: transitive verb
: to utter slander against —slan·der·er noun
Main Entry: slander
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare, trap
1 : defamation of a person by unprivileged oral communication made to a third party; also : defamatory oral statements
2 : the tort of oral defamation
NOTE: An action for slander may be brought without alleging and proving special damages if the statements in question have a plainly harmful character, as by imputing to the plaintiff criminal guilt, serious sexual misconduct, or conduct or a characteristic affecting his or her business or profession. —slan·der·ous /'slan-d&-r&s/ adjective —slan·der·ous·ly adverb —slan·der·ous·ness noun
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