slander

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈslændɚ/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈslɑːndə/
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /slɐːndə/

• Audio (UK)

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Noun

Singular slander

Plural slanders

1. (uncountable) A slander is the crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation.

Verb

Plain form slander

Third-person singular slanders

Past tense slandered

Past participle slandered

Present participle slandering

1. (transitive) If you are slandering someone, you are making false and damaging statements about them.