клеветя — meaning in English
klevetya
Bulgarian → English · translate English → Bulgarian instead
English meaning
- asperse verb To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
- defame verb To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.
- libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
- slander noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.
- traduce verb To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements.
- vilify verb To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
Senses
клеветя is used for these senses in English:
- asperse To falsely or maliciously charge someone.
- defame To disgrace; to bring into disrepute. [from 4th c.]
- traduce (transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]
- vilify (transitive) To say defamatory things about someone or something; to speak ill of.
asperse — full definition
- verb To sprinkle or scatter (liquid or dust).
- verb To falsely or maliciously charge someone.