noun🔗ShareDiffamation, calomnieA false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement."The rumor about Sarah's cheating on the test was just slander; it wasn't true. "La rumeur selon laquelle Sarah avait triché au test n'était que de la diffamation ; ce n'était pas vrai.communicationlawstatementsocietymoralvalueguiltpersoncharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCalomnier, diffamerTo utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of."He tried to slander his coworker by falsely accusing him of stealing. "Il a essayé de calomnier son collègue en l'accusant faussement de vol.communicationlawsocietystatementactionmoralwordnegativeguiltcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading