loata — meaning in English

English meaning

• slag noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.
• slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.
• smear verb To spread a soft or sticky substance across a surface, often messily.
• stain noun A discoloured mark left by a substance that soaks into a surface.

Senses

loata is used for these senses in English:

• slur To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.
• smear (transitive, derogatory) To damage someone's reputation by slandering, misrepresenting, or otherwise making false accusations about them, their statements, or their actions.
• stain To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation

slag — full definition

1. noun Waste material left over after smelting ore.
2. verb (British, informal) To criticise or mock someone harshly.

slur — full definition

1. noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.
2. noun Unclear, poorly separated speech.
3. verb To pronounce words unclearly by running them together.

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