WordReference.com English Dictionary

Look up:  

See Also:
slainte
slake
slaked lime
slalom
slam
slam dunk
slam-bang
slam-dance
slammer
slamming
slander
slang
slanging match
slant
slant height
slap
slap bass
slap shot
slap-happy
slap-up
slapdash
 
Links:
Recent searches:
  • View All

Try out WordReference Random Word! Each page load will return a random word from the dictionary. Or test your knowledge and have each page load with the definition hidden!


slander:
in Spanish | in French | in Italian
English synonyms| in context | images

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
slander/ˈslɑːndə(r)/
▶noun Law the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation. Compare with libel.

■ a false and malicious spoken statement.

▶verb make false and malicious spoken statements about.
– derivatives
slanderer noun,
slanderous adjective,
slanderously adverb.
– origin ME: from OFr. esclandre, alt. of escandle, from late L. scandalum (see scandal).



'slander' also found in these Oxford entries:
Forum discussions with the word(s) "slander" in the title:
Slander (and synonyms) as a verb. Present tense usage
slander / trash talk etc.
slander/sneer

Look up "slander" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "slander" at dictionary.com

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | German | Russian | Polish | Romanian | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic



Let Google and FB know that you like WR!


Android Market iPhone app store


Report an inappropriate ad.

Copyright © 2012 WordReference.com
Please report any problems.