slander
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈslɑːn.dər/us/ˈslæn.dɚ/afalsespokenstatementabout someone thatdamagestheirreputation, or the making of such astatement:
诽谤,诋毁Thedoctorissuinghispartnerforslander.那名医生将控告他的合伙人诽谤。
Sheregardedhiscommentas a slanderonher goodreputation.她把他的评论视为对她良好声誉的诋毁。
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libelnoun
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- poison
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slanderer
- slanderous
- slanderously
- smear
- stab
- stain
slander
verb[T]
uk/ˈslɑːn.dər/us/ˈslæn.dɚ/todamagesomeone'sreputationby making afalsespokenstatementabout them
诽谤,诋毁Compare
besmirchliterary
defameformal
denigrate
libelverb
smearverb(ACCUSE)
sullyformal
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- poison
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slanderer
- slanderous
- slanderously
- smear
- stab
- stain