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    slanderous
    /ˈslɑːnd(ə)rəs/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a spoken statement) false and malicious: "slanderous allegations"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLANDEROUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    false, and damaging to someone's reputation: a slanderous accusation / allegation / comment. Until people can prove their slanderous accusations, I will not believe them. See. slander. Compare. libellous. Fewer examples. If her accusations are false, she is making a lot of slanderous remarks about a lot of people.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › slanderousSLANDEROUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Slanderous definition: relating to or being a false, malicious, and defamatory statement or report. See examples of SLANDEROUS used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSLANDER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    SLANDER definition: 1. a false spoken statement about someone that damages their reputation, or the making of such a…. Learn more.

  5. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › slanderSlander Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : the utterance of false charges or misrepresentations which defame and damage another's reputation. 2. : a false and defamatory oral statement about a person compare libel. slanderous. ˈslan-d (ə-)rəs. adjective. slanderously adverb. slanderousness noun. Synonyms.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarySLANDEROUS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    false, and damaging to someone's reputation: a slanderous accusation / allegation / comment. Until people can prove their slanderous accusations, I will not believe them. See. slander. Compare. libellous. Fewer examples. If her accusations are false, she is making a lot of slanderous remarks about a lot of people.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSLANDEROUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. A spoken statement that is slanderous is untrue and intended to damage the reputation of the person that it refers to. He wanted an explanation for what he described as 'slanderous' remarks. Synonyms: defamatory, libellous, abusive, malicious More Synonyms of slanderous. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › slanderousSlanderous - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you deliberately lie about someone in order to harm them, your statement is slanderous. If you know your brother was home all day, it's slanderous to claim you saw him stealing candy at the supermarket.