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Slander vs Detract - What's the difference?

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Slander is a related term of detract.


As verbs the difference between slander and detract

is that slander is to utter a slanderous statement while detract is to take away; to withdraw or remove.

As a noun slander

is a false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

slander

English

(wikipedia slander)

Alternative forms

* slandre (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A false or unsupported, malicious statement (spoken or published), especially one which is injurious to a person's reputation; the making of such a statement.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To utter a slanderous statement.

    • Synonyms

    * defame * libel (always in writing) * See also

    See also

    * defamation

    Anagrams

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    detract

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To take away; to withdraw or remove.
  • *{{quote-news
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  • To take credit or reputation from; to defame or decry.
  • * Drayton
    • That calumnious critic / Detracting what laboriously we do.

    Synonyms

    * defame, decry * See also

    Derived terms

    * detraction * detractor