Slander

Alternative forms

• slandre obsolete

Origin

13th century. From Old French esclandre, from Ecclesiastical Latin scandalum ("stumbling block, temptation"), from Ancient Greek σκάνδαλον (skandalon, "scandal").

Full definition of slander

Noun

1. a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement

Synonyms

Verb

1. to utter a slanderous statement

Synonyms

• defame
• libel (always in writing)

Anagrams

• darnels, enlards, landers, relands, slandre, snarled