plural slanders
1
: the act of making a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
She is being sued for slander.
He was a target of slander.
2
: a false spoken statement that is made to cause people to have a bad opinion of someone
We've heard countless unsupported slanders about her.
slanders; slandered; slandering
: to make a false spoken statement that causes people to have a bad opinion of someone
She was accused of slandering her former boss.
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“Slander.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/slander. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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