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наговаривать — meaning in English

nagovarivat

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English meaning

  • denigrate verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  • 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.

Senses

наговаривать is used for these senses in English:

  • denigrate (transitive) To criticise so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  • traduce (transitive) To malign a person or entity by making malicious and false or defamatory statements. [from 1580s]

denigrate — full definition

  1. verb To criticize so as to besmirch; traduce, disparage or defame.
  2. verb To treat as worthless; belittle, degrade or disparage.

slander — full definition

  1. noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.
  2. verb To make a false and damaging spoken statement about someone.

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