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slander Meaning in Spanish (slander significado en español)

nouncalumnia
verbcalumniar
calumnia in English:slander
Phonetic:kalumnya
Plural: slanders
Gender:Femenino
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de slander en español es calumnia, calumniar. (La calumnia se refiere a la acción o delito de hacer una declaración oral falsa que daña la reputación de una persona.)

Definitions of Slander

  1. 1
    noun
    calumnia

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

    La calumnia se refiere a la acción o delito de hacer una declaración oral falsa que daña la reputación de una persona.

  2. 2
    verb
    calumniar

    To slander someone means to make false and damaging statements about them orally.

    Calumniar a alguien significa hacer declaraciones falsas y dañinas sobre esa persona oralmente.

Example Sentences

formal

“The politician sued the newspaper for slander.”

El político demandó al periódico por calumnia.

general

“It is wrong to slander someone without proof.”

Es incorrecto calumniar a alguien sin pruebas.

general

“She was accused of spreading slanderous rumors.”

Fue acusada de difundir rumores calumniosos.

Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

difamacióninjuria

In English:

defamationcalumnyaspersion

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

elogioalabanza

In English:

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseslandered
present participleslandering
agent nounslanderer
adjectiveslanderous
adverbslanderously

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

slander campaigncollocation

An organized effort to spread false and damaging statements about someone.

slander suitcollocation

A legal case brought against someone for making false and damaging spoken statements.