Slanderous - English meaning

adjective

Causing physical damage.

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New cars are less damaging to the environment

verb

Inflict physical harm on (something) so as to impair its value, usefulness, or normal function.

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The car was badly damaged in the accident

adjective

Causing harm

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Many chemicals have a damaging effect on the environment., these allegations are very damaging.

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

Causing or likely to cause damage or harm.

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Food which is injurious to health

adjective

Harmful

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Injurious to too much alcohol is injurious to your health.

adjective

Containing or constituting a libel.

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A libellous newspaper story

adjective

Making false or unfair statements that are likely to damage the reputation of a person or organization

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The content of the website was not judged to be libellous., bloggers should take care to avoid maki…

verb

Present participle of lie1.

adjective

Present participle of lie2.

verb

(of a person or animal) be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface.

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The body lay face downwards on the grass

adjective

Characterized by malice; intending or intended to do harm.

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He was found guilty of malicious damage

adjective

Having the nature of threatening evil

adjective

Intending to cause harm, esp. by hurting someone’s feelings or reputation

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He says she threatened him and spied on him, among other malicious activities.

adjective

(of language) expressing scorn or criticism.

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Opprobrious remarks

adjective

Expressing severe criticism and blame

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We denied the opprobrious charges published against us., they called me by opprobrious names.

adjective

Expressing contempt or disapproval.

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Permissiveness is used almost universally as a pejorative term

noun

A word expressing contempt or disapproval.

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Most of what he said was inflammatory and filled with pejoratives

adjective

Insulting, disapproving, or suggesting that something is not good or is of no importance

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Is "yankee" a pejorative term?

adjective

(of a substance or plant) causing or capable of causing death or illness if taken into the body.

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Poisonous chemicals

adjective

Very harmful and able to cause illness or death

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Poisonous chemicals, can you tell the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties?,…

adjective

Causing general public outrage by a perceived offence against morality or law.

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A series of scandalous liaisons

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

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.

adjective

Deliberately cruel or violent.

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A vicious assault

adjective

Able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

adjective

(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent

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I don’t believe he is a vicious dog., the few who disagreed became the targets of vicious written a…