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Slander

noun

Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another.

An abusive attack on a person's character or good name. Synonyms: aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration.

verb

(past & past part. slandered; pres. part. slandering)

Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone. Synonyms: asperse, besmirch, calumniate, defame, denigrate, smear, smirch, sully. "The article in the paper sullied my reputation"

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"Slander" Quotes from Famous Books

... my words?" And again the Marquis eyed the Squire from head to foot, leaving the room with a majestic strut as Gilmore went on to assert that the allegation made, with the sense implied by it, contained a wicked and a malicious slander. Then there were some words, much quieter than those preceding them, between Mr. Gilmore and Sir Thomas, in which the Squire pledged himself to,—he hardly knew what, and Sir Thomas promised to hold his tongue,—for the present. But, as a ...

— The Vicar of Bullhampton • Anthony Trollope

... chief qualifications of party-writers are, to stick at nothing, to delight in flinging dirt, and to slander in the ...

— Notes and Queries, Number 76, April 12, 1851 • Various

... then whispered': "Holt! I was laad once for slander, and cost me thirty pounds: nearly ...

— Hard Cash • Charles Reade

... wife's leave, agreed to set him at liberty. Chvabrine came to see me. He expressed deep regret for all that had occurred, declared it was all his fault, and begged me to forget the past. Not being of a rancorous disposition, I heartily forgave him both our quarrel and my wound. I saw in his slander the irritation of wounded vanity and rejected love, so I ...

— The Daughter of the Commandant • Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin

... gaineth many an ear: Since invention against thee Findeth hearing speedily, Tallying with the moment's birth; And with loudly waxing mirth Heaping insult on thy grief, Each who hears it glories more Than the tongue that told before. Every slander wins belief Aimed at souls whose worth is chief: Shot at me, or one so small, Such a bolt might harmless fall. Ever toward the great and high Creepeth climbing jealousy Yet the low without the tall Make at need a tottering wall Let the strong the ...

— The Seven Plays in English Verse • Sophocles

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