baktala — meaning in English

English meaning

• defame verb To damage someone's reputation by making false or malicious statements about them.
• slam verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
• slander noun A false spoken statement that damages someone's reputation.

Senses

baktala is used for these senses in English:

• cast aspersions (idiomatic) To make damaging or spiteful remarks.
• defame To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage. [from 4th c.]
• slag off (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, slang, transitive) To talk insultingly to or about someone or something; usually one who is not present.
• slam (transitive, colloquial, originally, US) To speak badly of; to criticize forcefully.

slam — full definition

1. verb To shut something with sudden force and a loud noise.
2. verb To criticise someone or something harshly.
3. noun A sudden loud impact or forceful closing.
4. noun (bridge) A bid to win all or nearly all the tricks in a hand.

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