MEANING
To make false statements that damage someone's reputation.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- slander a rival
- slander someone's character
On the page
The anonymous caller tried to slander the candidate without offering evidence.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- slander
- Past tense
- slandered
- Past participle
- slandered
- Present participle
- slandering
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- slander
- Present continuous
- am/is/are slandering
- Present perfect
- have/has slandered
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been slandering
- Past
- slandered
- Past continuous
- was/were slandering
- Past perfect
- had slandered
- Past perfect continuous
- had been slandering
- Future
- will slander
- Future continuous
- will be slandering
- Future perfect
- will have slandered
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been slandering
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: slander; slanders; slandered; slandered; slandering Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: slanders.
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