Vocabulary
Slander
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
make false and damaging statements about (someone).
Urdu meaning
بہتان، تہمت، بدگوئی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Unfortunately, when a member state seeks to use such fora to slander another, collective aspirations remain unfulfilled.
- Mr Imamoglu, who belongs to the opposition CHP, has been detained on corruption charges, which he rejects, terming them `slander`.
- It stands to reason that the media today, mainly TV channels owned by Congress-baiting businesses, spare no occasion to slander or lampoon Rahul Gandhi.
- This trend of slander and personal attacks persisted even after the PTI ascended to power, with opposition members, critics and members of the media frequently becoming targets of derogatory remarks.
- The politically motivated `new normal` of tearing down the privacy of home, marriage and personal space is an area best left out of politics, or else every threshold will be vulnerable to slander.
Synonyms
defame, defame someone’s character, blacken someone’s name, give someone a bad name, tell lies about
Curator example
“they were accused of slandering the head of state”
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