slander
Plural: slanders
Noun
- words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
- 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.
Verb
Verb Forms: slandered, slandering, slanders
- To make false, damaging statements about someone.
- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of; to wrong.
Examples
- It’s poor sportsmanship to SLANDER your opponent’s word choice, even if you disagree.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
asperse, aspersion, besmirch, calumniate, calumny, defamation, defame, denigrate, denigration, smear, smirch, sully, calumniousness, character assassination, detraction, disparagement, libel, obloquy, slander, traducement, vilification
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
slander: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordslander: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
slander: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary