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libellé — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • label noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  • lampoon verb To attack a person or institution in public by making them ridiculous — in a cartoon, article, song or sketch that exaggerates their faults for comic effect.
  • libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.

Senses

libellé is used for these senses in English:

  • lampoon A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution; especially, a satirical one.

label — full definition

  1. noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
  2. noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
  3. noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
  4. verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.

lampoon — full definition

  1. verb To attack a person or institution in public by making them ridiculous — in a cartoon, article, song or sketch that exaggerates their faults for comic effect.
  2. noun A piece of writing or drawing that ridicules somebody in this way.

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