English-Thai Dictionary
slander
N คำพูด ให้ร้าย คำพูด ทำลาย ชื่อเสียง การ ใส่ร้าย ป้ายสี การ หมิ่นประมาท การ ทำลาย ชื่อเสียง calumny defamation scandal kam-phud-hai-rai
slander
VI พูด ให้ร้าย กล่าวร้าย ใส่ร้าย vilify defame praise phu-hai-rai
slander
VT พูด ให้ร้าย กล่าวร้าย ใส่ร้าย vilify defame praise phu-hai-rai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SLANDER
n. 1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered. and tending to injure the reputation of another by lessening him in the esteem of his fellow citizens, by exposing min to impeachment and punishment, or by impairing his means of lining; defamation. Slander, that worst of poisons, ever finds an easy entrance to ignoble minds.
2. Disgrace; reproach; disreputation; ill name.
SLANDER
v.t.To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report respecting one; to tarnish or impair the reputation of one by false tales, maliciously told or propagated.
SLANDERED
pp. Defamed; injured in good name by false and malicious reports.
SLANDERER
n.A defamer; one who injures another by maliciously reporting something to his prejudice.
SLANDERING
ppr. Defaming.
SLANDEROUS
a. 1. That utters defamatory words or tales; as a slanderous tongue.
2. Containing slander or defamation; calumnious; as slanderous words, speeches or reports, false and maliciously uttered.
3. Scandalous; reproachful.
SLANDEROUSLY
adv. With slander; calumniously; with false and malicious reproach.
SLANDEROUSNESS
n.The state or quality of being slanderous or defamatory.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SLANDER
Slan "der, n. Etym: [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle,escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. skand to spring, leap. See Scan, and cf. Scandal. ]
1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious tales or suggestions to the injury of another. Whether we speak evil of a man to his face or behind his back; the former way, indeed, seems to be the most generous, but yet is a great fault, and that which we call "reviling; " the latter is more mean and base, and that which we properly call "slander ", or "Backbiting. "Tillotson. [We ] make the careful magistrate The mark of slander. B. Jonson.
2. Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium. Thou slander of thy mother's heavy womb. Shak.
3. (Law )
Defn: Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken; utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words, tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny. See the Note under Defamation. Burril.
SLANDER
Slan "der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slandered; p. pr. & vb. n. Slandering. ]
1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate. O, do not slander him, for he is kind. Shak.
2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts. Tax not so bad a voice To slander music any more than once. Shak.
Syn. -- To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie; scandalize; reproach. See Asperse.
SLANDERER
SLANDERER Slan "der *er, n.
Defn: One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator. Jer. Taylor.
SLANDEROUS
SLANDEROUS Slan "der *ous, a.
1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander. "Slanderous tongue. " Shak.
2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as, slanderous words, speeches, or reports. -- Slan "der *ous *ly, adv. -- Slan "der *ous *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
slander
slan der |ˈslandər ˈslændər | ▶noun Law the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation: he is suing the TV network for slander. Compare with libel. • a false and malicious spoken statement: I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make false and damaging statements about (someone ): they were accused of slandering the head of state. DERIVATIVES slan der er noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal ).
slanderous
slan der ous |ˈslandərəs ˈslændərəs | ▶adjective (of a spoken statement ) false and malicious: slanderous allegations. DERIVATIVES slan der ous ly |-rəslē |adverb
Oxford Dictionary
slander
slan |der |ˈslɑːndə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Law the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation: he is suing the TV company for slander. Compare with libel. • [ count noun ] a false and malicious spoken statement: I've had just about all I can stomach of your slanders. ▶verb [ with obj. ] make false and damaging statements about (someone ): they were accused of slandering the head of state. DERIVATIVES slanderer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French esclandre, alteration of escandle, from late Latin scandalum (see scandal ).
slanderous
slan ¦der |ous |ˈslɑːnd (ə )rəs, ˈsland (ə )rəs | ▶adjective (of a spoken statement ) false and malicious: slanderous allegations. DERIVATIVES slanderously adverb
American Oxford Thesaurus
slander
slander noun he could sue us for slander: defamation (of character ), character assassination, calumny, libel; scandalmongering, malicious gossip, disparagement, denigration, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy; lie, slur, smear, false accusation; informal mudslinging, bad-mouthing; archaic contumely. ▶verb they were accused of slandering the minister: defame (someone's character ), blacken someone's name, tell lies about, speak ill /evil of, sully someone's reputation, libel, smear, cast aspersions on, spread scandal about, besmirch, tarnish, taint; malign, traduce, vilify, disparage, denigrate, run down, slur; informal badmouth, dis, trash; formal derogate.
slanderous
slanderous adjective slanderous accusations: defamatory, denigratory, disparaging, libelous, pejorative, false, misrepresentative, scurrilous, scandalous, malicious, abusive, insulting; informal mudslinging. ANTONYMS complimentary. WORD TOOLKIT Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Oxford Thesaurus
slander
slander noun he'd sue me for slander if I made the accusation publicly: defamation, defamation of character, character assassination, misrepresentation of character, calumny, libel; scandalmongering, malicious gossip, muckraking, smear campaigning, disparagement, denigration, derogation, aspersions, vilification, traducement, obloquy, backbiting, scurrility; lie, slur, smear, untruth, false accusation, false report, insult, slight; informal mud-slinging; N. Amer. informal bad-mouthing; archaic contumely. ANTONYMS acclamation, praise. ▶verb they were accused of slandering the head of state: defame, defame someone's character, blacken someone's name, give someone a bad name, tell lies about, speak ill /evil of, drag through the mud /mire, throw /sling /fling mud at, sully someone's reputation, libel, smear, run a smear campaign against, cast aspersions on, spread scandal about, besmirch, tarnish, taint, misrepresent; malign, traduce, vilify, calumniate, disparage, denigrate, decry, run down; N. Amer. slur; Brit. informal do a hatchet job on; rare derogate, asperse, vilipend. ANTONYMS acclaim, praise. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD slander, malign, libel, defame, traduce See malign . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.
slanderous
slanderous adjective you have no right to make such slanderous accusations: defamatory, denigratory, disparaging, derogatory, libellous, pejorative, false, untrue, lying, misrepresentative, damaging, injurious, scurrilous, scandalous, poisonous, vicious, opprobrious, malicious, abusive, insulting; informal dirty, mud-slinging; rare calumnious, calumniatory, aspersive, aspersory. WORD TOOLKIT slanderous See abusive . Word Toolkits illustrate the difference between close synonyms by means of words typically used with them.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
slander
slan der /slǽndə r |slɑ́ːn -/名詞 C U 1 誹謗 （ひぼう ）, 中傷, 悪口 ; (中傷的 )虚偽宣伝 .2 〘法 〙口頭誹毀 （ひき ）, 名誉毀損 .動詞 他動詞 自動詞 (…を )誹謗 [中傷 ]する, (…の )悪口を言う, 虚偽宣伝をする .～er /-d (ə )rə r /名詞 悪口を言う人, 中傷者 .
slanderous
slan der ous /slǽnd (ə )rəs |slɑ́ːn -/形容詞 誹謗 （ひぼう ）[中傷 ]の, うその, 名誉毀損 （きそん ）の ; 〈人が 〉口の悪い .～ly 副詞
The Wordsmith Dictionary