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Pronunciation / Transliteration: verleumden
"Er versuchte, den Ruf seines Kollegen zu verleumden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To attack the reputation of (someone); to slander or defame.
"He tried to asperse his political rival's character by spreading false rumors."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century: from Latin aspers- 'sprinkled upon', from the verb aspergere, from ad- 'towards' + spargere 'to sprinkle'. The original literal sense 'sprinkle (water or blood)' led to the figurative sense 'sprinkle with blame or slander'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "asperse" is said worldwide
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disfumer
Transliteration: disfumer
"Il a cherché à diffamer la réputation de son collègue."
verleumden
Transliteration: verleumden
"Er versuchte, den Ruf seines Kollegen zu verleumden."
diffamare
Transliteration: diffamare
"Ha cercato di diffamare il carattere del suo rivale."
difamar
Transliteration: difamar
"Trató de difamar la reputación de su oponente."
difamar
Transliteration: difamar
"Ele tentou difamar a reputação do seu colega."
कलंक लगाना
Transliteration: kalank lagana
"उसने अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी के चरित्र पर कलंक लगाने की कोशिश की।"
诋毁
Transliteration: dǐhuǐ
"他试图诋毁竞争对手的名誉。"
중상하다
Transliteration: jungsanghada
"그는 정적의 명예를 중상하려고 했다."
中傷する
Transliteration: chūshō suru
"彼はライバルの名誉を中傷しようとした。"
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