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slan⋅der

  [slan-der]
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–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

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.
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slan·der   (slān'dər)   
n.  
  1. Law Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
  2. A false and malicious statement or report about someone.
v.   slan·dered, slan·der·ing, slan·ders

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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