slanderous
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American soundslanderous
slanderous
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slan - de - rous -> slanderous
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slander /'sl1:ndå(r); US 'slæn-/ n [C,U]
အသရေပျက်အောင် မဟုတ်မမှန် ပြောဆိုသော စကား။ အသရေဖျက်မှု။ a vicious slander
❍ sue sb for slander. Compare LIBEL
v လုပ်ကြံ၍ အသရေဖျက်သည်။ အသရေပျက်အောင် လုပ်ကြံ ပြောဆိုသည်။ He was charged with slandering a government minister.
slanderous
/-dårås/ adj : a slanderous attack/accusation.
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insult, malign, libel, slur, smear, disparage, vilify, defame, asperse, aspersion, assail, attack, backbite, backbiting, backstabbing, bad-mouth, belie, belittle, belittlement, besmirch, black eye, blacken name, blaspheme, blister, blot, calumniate, calumny, cast a slur on, character assassination, curse, damage, decry, defamation, defile, denigrate, depreciate, depreciation, derogate, detract, detraction, dirt, dirty linen, dishonor, disparagement, give a bad name, hit, hurt, injure, lie, misrepresentation, muckrake, muckraking, mud, mud-slinging, obloquy, pan, plaster, rap, revile, roast, run smear campaign, scandal, scandalize, scandalous remark, scorch, slam, slight, slime, sling mud, smirch, sneer, strumpet, sully, tale, tarnish, tear down, traduce, vilification
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