slur
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slur
- /slɜː/ UK
- /sleː/ UK
- /slɛː/ UK
- /slɜː(ɹ)/ UK
- /slʌr/ Scotland, UK
- /slɝ/ US
- /sløː/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʌr
Where it comes from
From Middle English sloor (“thin or fluid mud”). The ultimate origin is uncertain, but perhaps related to a group of words derived from Proto-Germanic *slūm- (“loose, slack, flabby”), such as slumber.
Cognate with Middle Low German sluren (“to trail in mud”). Also related to dialectal Norwegian sløra (“to be careless, to scamp, dawdle”), Danish sløre (“to wobble, be loose”) (especially for wheels); compare Old Norse slóðra (“to drag oneself along”).
* (derogatory term): Influenced by various compounds of sense 1 such as racial slur, ethnic slur, etc.
noun slurs
- An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath. It seems that according to their best guess, our mother's ^([sic]) drank too much coffee or alcohol, took drugs, or were under stress during the period of our conception. Underlying all this speculation is, of course, the big slur: we're some kind of unnatural or abnormal product, outside of humanit
- An extremely offensive and socially unacceptable term targeted at a group of people (such as an ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.).
- A mark of dishonour; a blight or stain. a slur on one's reputation
- An act of running one's words together; poor verbal articulation. And now I'm drinking too much, so I'ma talk with a slur
- Any instance of separate things gradually blending together, such as heartbeats in some medical disorders.
- A set of notes that are played legato, without separate articulation.
- The symbol indicating a legato passage, written as an arc over the slurred notes (not to be confused with a tie).
verb slurs · slurring · slurred
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To insult or slight.
And how men slur him, saying all his force / Is melted into mere effeminacy?
Similar: abuse, dis, misuse, affront, burn, carry, cut down, disrespect, diss, give stick, heckle, hurt someone's feelings
- To run together; to articulate poorly. to slur syllables; He slurs his speech when he is drunk.
- To play legato or without separate articulation; to connect (notes) smoothly. Notes , the stems of which are joined together by cross lines, as in united quavers , semiquavers , & c . or notes over the heads of which a curve is drawn, to signify that they are to be slurred
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To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
they do not only impudently slur the gospel, according to the history and the letter, in making it no better than a romantical legend[…]
Similar: debase, disparage, befoul, tarnish, abase, bring down to size, cut down to size, defame, degrade, demean, demote, depress
- To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over lightly or with little notice. With periods, points, and tropes, he slurs his crimes.
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To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick.
to slur men of what they fought for
Similar: bilk, cozen, dupe, abuse, beglammer, counterfeit, deceive, catch, trap into, dissemble, dissimulate, feign
- To blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: aspersion, blur, dim, smirch, smudge, smear, blot, spot, daub, insult, affront, slander, calumniate, malign, disparage, calumny
Translations
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noun insult or slight
| Español | insulto discriminatorio, insulto racista, insulto étnico |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 蔑称 besshō, 軽蔑語 keibetsu-go, 卑罵語 hibago |
| 中文 | 蔑稱 /蔑称 mièchēng |
| Português | insulto |
| Français | insulte, injure |
| Deutsch | Verunglimpfung, Beleidigung |
| Русский | клеветни́ческое обвине́ние klevetníčeskoje obvinénije, оскорби́тельный намёк oskorbítelʹnyj namjók, инсинуа́ция insinuácija, слюр sljur |
noun symbol indicating a legato passage
| Español | legato, ligadura de expresión, ligadura |
|---|---|
| Português | ligadura |
| Français | liaison d'expression, coulé, legato |
| Deutsch | Bindebogen |
| Italiano | legatura di portamento, legatura di frase, legatura di espressione |
| Русский | лега́то legáto |
verb to insult or slight
| Français | dénigrer, rabaisser, traiter, dévaloriser |
|---|---|
| Italiano | denigrare |
verb to articulate poorly
| Español | mascullar, arrastrar las palabras |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 舌がもつれる shita ga motsureru |
| Português | arrastar |
| Français | mal articuler |
| Deutsch | undeutlich reden |
| Italiano | biascicare |
| Русский | заплета́ться zapletátʹsja, глота́ть |
verb to soil, sully, to contaminate, disgrace
| Français | dévaloriser |
|---|
verb to cover over, disguise, conceal; to pass over with little notice
| Français | glisser |
|---|
verb to cheat; to trick
| Français | dissimuler, filouter |
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verb printing: to blur or double, as an impression from type; to mackle
| Français | dissimuler, maquiller, flouter |
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