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oszczerstwo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • calumny noun A false claim made to damage someone's good name.
  • defamation noun The act of damaging someone's reputation through false statements, spoken or written.
  • slander noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.
  • slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.

Senses

oszczerstwo is used for these senses in English:

  • calumny (uncountable) Falsifications or misrepresentations intended to disparage or discredit another.
  • defamation The act of injuring another person's reputation by any slanderous communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously injuring the good name of another.
  • slur An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.

calumny — full definition

  1. noun A false claim made to damage someone's good name.
  2. noun Lies or distortions spread to belittle or discredit someone.
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