Libellous - English meaning

adjective

(of a statement) false and defamatory; slanderous.

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All of these charges are false and calumnious

adjective

False and damaging to someone's reputation

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Most of the article is just a calumnious personal attack.

adjective

(of remarks, writing, etc.) damaging the good reputation of someone; slanderous or libellous.

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A defamatory allegation

adjective

Likely to harm someone's reputation

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Defamatory remarks/statements/allegations, she said the story was "completely untrue and highly def…

adjective

Damaging the reputation of a person or group by saying or writing bad things about them that are not true

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Highly defamatory he claims the remarks were highly defamatory., the magazine had refused to withdr…

adjective

Showing a critical or disrespectful attitude.

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She tells me i'm fat and is always making derogatory remarks

adjective

Expressing criticism or insult

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She was upset by derogatory comments made about her clothes.

adjective

Expressing the opinion that something is of little worth; derogatory.

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Disparaging remarks about council houses

verb

Regard or represent as being of little worth.

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He never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors

adjective

Criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them

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Disparaging remarks

adjective

Not according with truth or fact; incorrect.

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He was feeding false information to his customers

adjective

(of things) not real, but made to look real, or (of information) not true but made to seem true in order to deceive

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Haban used false identification to enter france., the company presented clients with documents cont…

adjective

Not true or correct

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It is an offense to give false information on your application form., the wanted man is known to be…

adjective

Disrespectful or scornfully abusive.

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Insulting remarks

verb

Speak to or treat with disrespect or scornful abuse.

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You're insulting the woman i love

adjective

Rude or offensive

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You can't offer such a low salary to someone who is so highly skilled - it's insulting.

verb

Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner.

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Don't you dare malign her in my presence

adjective

Evil in nature or effect.

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She had a strong and malign influence

adjective

Making or spreading scandalous claims about someone with the intention of damaging their reputation.

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A scurrilous attack on his integrity

adjective

Rude and cruel, and sometimes damaging

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Scurrilous remarks

adjective

(of a spoken statement) false and malicious.

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Slanderous allegations

verb

Speak (words) indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another.

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He was slurring his words like a drunk

noun

An insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation.

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The comments were a slur on staff at the hospital

noun

An act of speaking indistinctly so that sounds or words run into one another or a tendency to speak in such a way.

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There was a trace of a slur in his voice

verb

Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.

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His face was smeared with dirt

noun

A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.

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There was an oil smear on his jacket

noun

A sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis.

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The smears were stained for cryptosporidium

verb

Speak badly of or tell lies about (someone) so as to damage their reputation.

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It was regarded as respectable political tactics to traduce him

verb

Present participle of traduce

adjective

Not in accordance with fact or reality; false or incorrect.

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These suggestions are totally untrue

adjective

Not true; false

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Her remarks were irresponsible and untrue.

verb

Speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner.

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He has been vilified in the press

verb

Present participle of vilify

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He was vilified by the press as a monster.