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hakaret — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • defamation noun The act of damaging someone's reputation through false statements, spoken or written.
  • insult verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  • libel noun A false published statement — written, printed, or pictured — that damages someone's reputation.
  • pejorative adj Disparaging, belittling or derogatory.
  • slur noun An offensive or insulting remark, especially one targeting a person's group identity.

Senses

hakaret is used for these senses in English:

  • 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.
  • insult (uncountable) Action or form of speech deliberately intended to be rude; (countable) a particular act or statement having this effect.
  • pejorative A disparaging, belittling, or derogatory word or expression.
  • slur An insult or slight, especially one that is muttered incoherently under one's breath.

insult — full definition

  1. verb To say or do something rude or disrespectful to someone.
  2. noun A rude remark or action meant to offend someone.

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