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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.
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verb (used without object)
5.
to utter or circulate slander.
Origin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English s(c)laundre < Anglo-French esclaundre, Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle < Late Latin scandalum cause of offense, snare (see scandal); (v.) Middle English s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame < Old French esclandrer, derivative of esclandre
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English s(c)laundre < Anglo-French esclaundre, Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle < Late Latin scandalum cause of offense, snare (see scandal); (v.) Middle English s(c)laundren to cause to lapse morally, bring to disgrace, discredit, defame < Old French esclandrer, derivative 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
EXPANDnon·slan·der·ous, adjective
out·slan·der, verb (used with object)
qua·si-slan·der·ous, adjective
qua·si-slan·der·ous·ly, adverb
re·slan·der, verb (used with object)
un·slan·dered, adjective
un·slan·der·ous, adjective
un·slan·der·ous·ly, adverb
un·slan·der·ous·ness, noun
COLLAPSECan be confused: 1. defamation, liable, libel, slander (see usage note at liable); 2. defame, libel, slander; 3. libel, slander.
Synonyms
4. malign, vilify, revile.
4. malign, vilify, revile.
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Word Origin & History
slander
late 13c., 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.
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