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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

诋毁

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dǐhuǐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Slur/slɜːr/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这种言论构成了种族诋毁。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An insulting or derogatory remark, especially one deprecating someone's race, religion, or background.

    "The politician was heavily criticized for using a racial slur during the interview."
As verb
  1. 1

    To speak indistinctly so that the sounds run into one another, often due to intoxication or fatigue.

    "He was so tired that he began to slur his words."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English verbs meaning to slide or smear, related to Low German and Dutch terms for slippery or muddy substances. Over time, the physical sense of smearing evolved metaphorically to mean damaging someone's reputation or making derogatory remarks.

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