slander
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
slanders
plural
slanders
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLANDER
1
[noncount]
:
the act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
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compare libel
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She is being sued for slander.
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He was a target of slander.
2
[count]
:
a false spoken statement that is made to cause people to have a bad opinion of someone
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We've heard countless unsupported slanders about her.
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slanderous claims/attacks/allegations
2
slander
/ˈslændɚ/
verb
slanders;
slandered;
slandering
2
slander
/ˈslændɚ/
verb
slanders;
slandered;
slandering
Britannica Dictionary definition of SLANDER
[+ object]
:
to make a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
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She was accused of slandering her former boss.
