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slander

/ˈslɑːndə/ UK
/ˈslandə/ UK, obsolete
/ˈslændɚ/ US
/ˈslaːndə/ Australia
/ˈslændə/ Australia
/ˈslaːndə/ New Zealand
/ˈslɛndə/ New Zealand

Rhymes with -ændə(ɹ), -ɑːndə

Where it comes from

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.

noun slanders · slandre

countable, uncountable 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.
Opposite: glorification
Internet, countable, uncountable Vehement (and often exaggerated) criticism of a character, franchise, etc.

verb slanders · slandering · slandered · slandre

transitive To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of; to wrong. Tuc[ca]. […] Can thy Author doe it impudently enough? Hiſt[rio]. O, I warrant you, Captaine: and ſpitefully inough too; he ha's one of the moſt ouerflowing villanous wits, in Rome. He will ſlander any man that breathes; If he diſguſt him. Tucca. I'le know the poor, egregious, nitty Raſcall; and he
Similar: defame, libel · Opposite: glorify

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: aspersion, calumny, calumniate, defamation, denigrate, defame, sully, besmirch, smirch, smear, asperse, vilification, libel, discredit, vilify, slur

noun

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noun false or unsupported spoken malicious statement

한국어	악담 akdam, 중상 jungsang, 훼방 hwebang, 비방 bibang, 손가락질 son'garakjil
日本語	中傷 chūshō, 誹謗 hibō, 讒言 zangen
中文	毀謗 /毁谤 huǐbàng, 誹謗 /诽谤 fěibàng, 謗 /谤 bàng, 誣蔑 /诬蔑 wūmiè, 讒言 /谗言 chányán, 中傷 /中伤 zhòngshāng
हिन्दी	मानहानि mānhāni, लांछन lāñchan
Kiswahili	kashfa
Português	calúnia, injúria, aleive, aleivosia
Français	diffamation (orale), calomnie (orale)
Deutsch	Verleumdung, Lästerung, Diffamierung
Italiano	calunnia, diffamazione, maldicenza, chiacchiera, diceria
Ελληνικά	συκοφαντία sykofantía, διαβολή diavolí
Română	defăimare, calomnie
Русский	клевета́ klevetá, злосло́вие zloslóvije, наве́т navét, нагово́р nagovór, хула́ xulá, поноше́ние ponošénije
العربية	تَشْهِير tašhīr, اِفْتِرَاء iftirāʔ, بُهْتَان buhtān, سِعَايَة siʕāya

verb utter a slanderous statement about

Español	calumniar, dejar negro, pelar
한국어	갈붙이다 galbuchida, 훼방하다 hwebanghada, 중상하다 jungsanghada, 자훼하다 jahwehada, 손가락질하다 son'garakjilhada
日本語	中傷する chūshō suru, 讒言する zangen suru
中文	毀謗 /毁谤 huǐbàng, 誹謗 /诽谤 fěibàng, 中傷 /中伤 zhòngshāng, 詆毀 /诋毁 dǐhuǐ
हिन्दी	लांछन लगाना lāñchan lagānā
Português	caluniar, injuriar, difamar
Français	calomnier verbalement
Deutsch	mündlich verleumden, mündlich verunglimpfen, verleumden, diffamieren, schmähen
Italiano	diffamare, infangare, infamare, denigrare, calunniare
Ελληνικά	συκοφαντώ sykofantó, διαβάλλω diavállo, διασύρω diasýro
Română	defăima
Русский	клевета́ть klevetátʹ, злосло́вить zloslóvitʹ, поро́чить poróčitʹ, ха́ять xájatʹ, хули́ть xulítʹ, нагова́ривать nagovárivatʹ

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@misc{slander_2026,
  title = {slander},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slander},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}