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Definitions for slanderous
slan·der·ous
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word slanderous.
Princeton's WordNet
calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative, denigrating, denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderousadjective
(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
Wiktionary
slanderousadjective
Both untrue and harmful to a reputation.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Slanderousadjective
Etymology: from slander.
What king so strong
Can tie the gall up in the slanderous tongue? William Shakespeare.To me belongs
The care to shun the blast of sland’rous tongues:
Let malice, prone the virtuous to defame,
Thus with vile censure taint my spotless name. Alexander Pope.I was never able ’till now to choke the mouth of such detractors, with the certain knowledge of their slanderous untruths. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.
We lay these honours on this man,
To ease ourselves of divers sland’rous loads. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæs.As by flattery a man opens his bosom to his mortal enemy, so by detraction and a slanderous misreport he shuts the same to his best friends. South.
Wikipedia
slanderous
Defamation is the act of communicating to a third party false statements about a person, place or thing that results in damage to its reputation. It can be spoken (slander) or written (libel). It constitutes a tort or a crime. The legal definition of defamation and related acts as well as the ways they are dealt with can vary greatly between countries and jurisdictions (what exactly they must consist of, whether they constitute crimes or not, to what extent proving the alleged facts is a valid defence).Defamation laws can encompass a variety of acts: Insult against a legal person in general Defamation against a legal person in general Acts against public officials Acts against state institutions (e.g., government, ministries, government agencies, armed forces) Acts against state symbols Acts against the state itself Acts against religions (e.g., blasphemy, discrimination) Acts against the judiciary or legislature (e.g., contempt of court, censure)
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slanderous
Slanderous refers to the act of making false, damaging, or derogatory statements about someone in order to harm their reputation. It involves spreading harmful untruths or lies in speech or other communication methods that can ruin a person's public image or cause significant harm. It's considered a legal offense in many jurisdictions.
Webster Dictionary
Slanderousadjective
given or disposed to slander; uttering slander
Slanderousadjective
embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of slanderous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of slanderous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of slanderous in a Sentence
Whosoever lends a greedy ear to a slanderous report is either himself of a radically bad disposition or a mere child in sense.
Chris Brown has lodged a complaint with the Paris public prosecutor for slanderous accusations, so that an investigation can be conducted, in particular so that light can be shed on the conditions under which this young woman was brought to lodge a complaint against him and, also, check her motivations.
Democrats are abandoning their duty to confront foreign interference in our elections in favor of drawing out their slanderous campaign against the president.
Voting rights actually is a precondition for every other issue, since the 2017 letter, I have witnessed a violent attack on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and a non-stop assault on the integrity of the American election system and democracy, based on slanderous lies about voter fraud and stolen elections.
Follow the habit of asking, 'How do you know' Never accept opinions as facts. Avoid following free advice. Don't trust information given in a discourteous or slanderous spirit. In asking for information, do not disclose what you wish the information to be.
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- افترائيArabic
- pomlouvačnýCzech
- bagtalendeDanish
- verleumderischGerman
- δυσφημιστικός, συκοφαντικόςGreek
- calumnioso, difamatorioSpanish
- بدگویانهPersian
- panettelevaFinnish
- diffamatoireFrench
- कलंकीHindi
- rágalmazóHungarian
- yg memfitnahIndonesian
- calunniosoItalian
- מַשׁמִיץHebrew
- 中傷しますJapanese
- 중상, 중상적인Korean
- detrahentesLatin
- lasterlijkDutch
- ærekrenkendeNorwegian
- oszczerczyPolish
- caluniosoPortuguese
- calomniosRomanian
- клеветническийRussian
- kränkandeSwedish
- அவதூறுTamil
- ใส่ร้ายThai
- karalayıcıTurkish
- наклепницькийUkrainian
- ننداتمکUrdu
- có tính cách vu oanVietnamese
- סלאַנדעראָוסYiddish
- 诽谤的Chinese
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