slander
Nouns
- (n) words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- (n) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration,
Verbs
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(v) charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
- The journalists have defamed me!
- The article in the paper sullied my reputation