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To make damaging or spiteful remarks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Don't cast aspersions on me, or on my patriotism.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
19 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Czech:
očerňovat
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Czech:
pomlouvat
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Danish:
bagvaske
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Dutch:
met modder gooien naar
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Finnish:
herjata
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Finnish:
panetella
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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French:
calomnier
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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French:
dire du mal
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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German:
verleumden
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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German:
schmähen
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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German:
diffamieren
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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German:
schlechtreden
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Māori:
tīkai
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Persian:
هتک حرمت
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Portuguese:
sujar a imagem
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Spanish:
calumniar
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Spanish:
proferir improperios
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Swedish:
förtala
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
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Swedish:
baktala
— make damaging or spiteful remarks
