lashon hara

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lashon hara

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From Hebrew לשון הרע (lashon ha-ra).

noun loshon hora

  1. Jewish, uncountable Any form of communication — verbal, written, body language — that can result in emotional, financial, or physical harm to another person

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עבריתלשון הרע lashon ha-ra

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@misc{lashon_hara_2026,
  title = {lashon hara},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lashon%20hara},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}