slander
SubstantivVerbin Dialogen belegt
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈslɑːndə//
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈslandə//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈslændɚ//
- Australien//ˈslaːndə//
- Australien//ˈslændə//
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.
Substantiv
- 1
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.
- 2
Vehement (and often exaggerated) criticism of a character, franchise, etc.
Herkunft
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.
Verb
- 1
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 haue ſuch commendable Qualities, I'le cheriſh him: […]
Formen
- Plural
- slanders
- Präteritum
- slandered
- Partizip II
- slandered
- Partizip I
- slandering
- 3. Person Singular
- slanders
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