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1. Words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
    
2. An abusive attack on a person's character or good name
   - aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration

1. Charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone
   "The journalists have slandered me!";
   - defame, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate [formal], smear, sully, besmirch

Derived forms: slandered, slanders, slandering

Type of: accuse, attack, blast [informal], calumniation, calumny, charge, defamation, fire, flack, flak [informal], hatchet job, obloquy, speech act, stick [Brit, informal], traducement

Encyclopedia: Slander