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slander

slan·der

UK/ˈslɑːndə/ US/ˈslandə/ fairly common
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another

2.

verb

1.

charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

  • “The journalists have defamed me!”
  • “The article in the paper sullied my reputation”
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Origin

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.

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