slander

Verleumdung

Gesprochene falsche Aussagen, die den Ruf einer Person schädigen, oder das Äußern solcher Aussagen.

In einfachem Englisch: False spoken statements that harm someone's good name, or the act of making them.

• That accusation is slander.
• She sued him for slander after his public remarks.
• His reputation suffered because of the slander.

Synonyme: defamation

Häufige Wendungen: spread slander, sue for slander, malicious slander

verleumden

Falsche Dinge über jemanden sagen und dadurch seinen Ruf bei anderen schädigen.

In einfachem Englisch: To say false things about someone that harm what other people think of them.

• He slandered his former colleague.
• She accused the speaker of slandering her family.
• You cannot slander someone and expect their trust.

Synonyme: defame, smear

Häufige Wendungen: slander someone, publicly slander someone, slander someone’s name