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1 Verleumdung
Verleumdung f 1. RECHT defamation; slander (mündlich); libel (schriftlich); 2. GEN backbiting* * ** * *Verleumdung, geschäftliche
disparagement of a competitor;
• Verleumdung im Geschäftsverkehr trade disparagement (US). -
2 Geläster
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3 Gehetze
n; -s, kein Pl.; umg., pej. rush (-ing); weitS. rat(-)race; ich kann dieses Gehetze nicht ausstehen I can’t stand having to rush around ( oder be on the go) all the time* * *Ge|hẹt|ze [gə'hɛtsə]nt -s,no pl (inf)1) (= Eile) mad rush or dash2) (pej = das Aufhetzen) backbiting (pej inf)* * *ich kann dieses Gehetze nicht ausstehen I can’t stand having to rush around ( oder be on the go) all the time -
4 Verleumdung
* * *die Verleumdungdefamation; aspersion; slander; obloquy; calumny; traducement; calumniation; slanderousness; backbiting* * *Ver|leum|dungf -, -enslandering; (schriftlich) libelling (esp Brit), libeling (US); (= Bemerkung) slander, calumny; (= Bericht) libel* * *die1) (the legal term for something written which is harmful to a person's reputation.) libel2) ((the act of making) an untrue spoken, not written, statement about a person with the intention of damaging that person's reputation: That story about her is nothing but a wicked slander!) slander3) (a piece of slander.) smear* * *Ver·leum·dung<-, -en>f slander no art, no pl, libel no art, no pl* * *die; Verleumdung, Verleumdungeno. Pl. slander; (in Schriftform) libelling* * ** * *die; Verleumdung, Verleumdungeno. Pl. slander; (in Schriftform) libelling* * *f.calumny n.defamation n.libel n.obloquy n.slander n.traducement n. -
5 Geläster
n1. backbiting2. making malicious remarks3. making snide remarks -
6 verleumdend
1. aspersing2. backbiting3. calumniating4. defaming5. libelling6. maligning7. slandering8. traducing9. vilifyingly
См. также в других словарях:
Backbiting — Back bit ing, n. Secret slander; detraction. [1913 Webster] Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backbiting — index denunciation, diatribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
backbiting — c.1200, bacbitunge, from BACK (Cf. back) (adj. or n.) + biting. Related: back bite (v.), early 14c.; back biter (c.1200) … Etymology dictionary
backbiting — n *detraction, slander, scandal, calumny Analogous words: aspersion, *animadversion, reflection, stricture: *abuse, invective, obloquy, vituperation: vilifying or vilification, defaming or defamation (see corresponding verbs at MALIGN) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
backbiting — [n] hateful talk abuse, aspersion, backstabbing*, belittlement, calumniation, calumny, cattiness, defamation, denigration, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, gossip, invective, lie, malice, obloquy, scandal, slander, spite, spitefulness,… … New thesaurus
backbiting — ► NOUN ▪ malicious talk about an absent person … English terms dictionary
backbiting — [[t]bæ̱kbaɪtɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work. Corporate backbiting is… … English dictionary
backbiting — 1. noun The action of slandering a person without that persons knowledge. No custummable bakbytyng God.... 2. adjective A person who slanders or speaks badly of a person without that persons knowledge. Backbiting talk that flattering blabs know… … Wiktionary
backbiting — back|bit|ing [ˈbækbaıtıŋ] n [U] unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present ▪ All this backbiting is destroying company morale … Dictionary of contemporary English
backbiting — noun (U) unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present: All this backbiting is destroying company morale. backbiter noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
backbiting — noun the backbiting between Democrats and Republicans has become tiresome Syn: malicious talk, spiteful talk, slander, libel, defamation, abuse, character assassination, disparagement, denigration, vilification, vituperation, calumny; slurs,… … Thesaurus of popular words
