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slander

/ˈslændə/

/ˈslændɚ/

slandernoun

slanders

/ˈslændə/

/ˈslændɚ/

Translations

клевета

He was accused of slander after making false statements about his colleague.

Его обвинили в клевете после того, как он сделал ложные заявления о своем коллеге.

Additional translations

поклёп

Definitions

The action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

The politician filed a lawsuit against the journalist for slander.

A false and malicious spoken statement about someone.

The rumors circulating about her were nothing but slander.

Synonyms

libel

character assassination

slanderverb

slandered

Past Simple

slandered

Past Participle

slandering

Gerund

/ˈslɑːn.dər/

/ˈslæn.dɚ/

Translations

клеветать

He was accused of slandering his colleague.

Его обвинили в том, что он клеветал на своего коллегу.

Additional translations

Translation as verb

Definitions

To make false and damaging statements about someone.

He was accused of trying to slander his political opponent during the campaign.

Synonyms

slanderadjective

/ˈslɑːn.də/

/ˈslæn.dɚ/

Used attributively before a noun to denote something relating to or involving slander (e.g., a slander lawsuit).

Definitions

Relating to or involving slander, especially spoken defamation, used before another noun.

The journalist faced a slander lawsuit after the broadcast.

slanderadjective

Used attributively to describe things relating to slander (e.g., slander lawsuit, slander claim).

Definitions

Relating to, involving, or characteristic of slander or defamation.

The journalist faced a slander lawsuit for the defamatory broadcast.