slander
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Definition of slander
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (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.
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noun
- (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.
verb
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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: […]”
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Etymology
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.
Words you can make from slander
184 playable · top: DARNELS (8 pts)
Best play darnels 8 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
15 words5-letter words
47 words- ALDER 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DARES 6 pts
- DARNS 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
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- DENAR 6 pts
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- RASED 6 pts
- READS 6 pts
- REDAN 6 pts
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- SANED 6 pts
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4-letter words
61 words- ANDS 5 pts
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3-letter words
40 words- ADS 4 pts
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- SEA 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SER 3 pts
2-letter words
17 wordsHooks
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