libelle — 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
libelle 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
- noun A small tag, sticker, or printed note attached to something, giving information about it.
- noun A word or phrase used to categorise a person, group, or idea, sometimes in a way that oversimplifies them.
- noun A company that produces and distributes recorded music.
- verb To attach a label to something, or to describe someone or something with a particular categorising term.
lampoon — full definition
- 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.
- noun A piece of writing or drawing that ridicules somebody in this way.