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slander in Arabic

تَشْهِير tašhīr

/ˈslɑːndə/US/ˈslændɚ/

slander in Arabic: تَشْهِير (tašhīr), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), بُهْتَان (buhtān), سِعَايَة (siʕāya). In English, slander means a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

Arabic words for slander

false or unsupported spoken malicious statement
تَشْهِير tašhīr, اِفْتِرَاء iftirāʔ, بُهْتَان buhtān, سِعَايَة siʕāya

English meaning of slander

  1. noun A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.
  2. noun Vehement (and often exaggerated) criticism of a character, franchise, etc.
  3. verb To utter a slanderous statement about; baselessly speak ill of; to wrong.

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Questions about slander in Arabic

What is the meaning of slander in Arabic?
Slander in Arabic is تَشْهِير (tašhīr), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), بُهْتَان (buhtān), سِعَايَة (siʕāya).
ما معنى كلمة slander؟
Slander: تَشْهِير (tašhīr), اِفْتِرَاء (iftirāʔ), بُهْتَان (buhtān), سِعَايَة (siʕāya).
What does slander mean in English?
Slander means a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken, not written), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

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