slanderers
Spreaders of lies
Slanderers are people who make false spoken statements that damage another's reputation.
The term carries moral weight, suggesting deliberate malice rather than careless gossip: The Bible warns against slanderers and liars.
In legal contexts, slander is specifically oral defamation, distinct from written libel.
Printed defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
- denigrationUnjust attack on reputation
aspersion · disparagement · character assassination · mudslinging · detraction · insinuation · innuendo · obloquy
Deliberate untruths
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- untruthsAssertions contrary to fact
- falsitiesStatements contrary to fact
- misinformationFalse data spread unintentionally
disinformation · distortion · prevarication · mendacity · talebearing · false witness · perjury · invention
libel
Printed defamation
- smearSpread or defame
- calumnyMalicious false statement
- vilificationAbusive condemnation of someone
denigration · aspersion · disparagement · character assassination · mudslinging · detraction · insinuation · innuendo · obloquy · revilement
lies
Deliberate untruths
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- untruthsAssertions contrary to fact
- falsitiesStatements contrary to fact
misinformation · disinformation · distortion · prevarication · mendacity · talebearing · false witness · perjury · invention · deception
- criticscritic, critics, criticizer, criticizers, faultfinder
- cybercriminalshacker, hackers, scammer, scammers, phishers
slanderersdefenders
Those who shield others
champions · advocates · apologists · vindicators · supporters