злословя — meaning in English
zloslovya
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
English meaning
- backbite verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- detract verb To take away; to withdraw or remove.
- malign verb To say untrue or unfair things about someone in order to damage their reputation.
- traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- vilipend verb To treat (something) as inconsequential or worthless; to despise, to look down on.
- vituperate verb To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
Senses
злословя is used for these senses in English:
- backbite To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- detract (transitive) To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.
- malign (transitive) To make defamatory statements about; to slander or traduce.
- traduce (transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]
- vilipend (transitive, dated, formal) To express a disparaging opinion of; to slander or vilify.
- vituperate To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify.
backbite — full definition
- verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- verb To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
- verb To speak badly of an absent individual.
detract — full definition
- verb To take away; to withdraw or remove.
- verb To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.