libelous

English

Alternative forms

libellous (UK)

Etymology

libel +‎ -ous

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlaɪ.bəl.əs/

Adjective

libelous (comparative more libelous, superlative most libelous)

(US) defamatory, libeling, referring to something that causes harm to someone's reputation especially with malice or disregard.
The accusation was libelous, full of falsehoods, spite and malice.
(US) meeting the legal standards for libel.
The court found the statement was not libelous because it was true.

Synonyms

See also Thesaurus:defamatory

Translations

defamatory, libeling

Dutch: lasterlijk (nl)
Finnish: loukkaava (fi)
French: diffamatoire (fr), calomnieux (fr)
German: verleumderisch (de)

Italian: diffamatorio (it)
Russian: клеветни́ческий (ru) (klevetníčeskij)
Spanish: difamatorio

meeting the legal standards for libel

Finnish: herjaava (fi), kunniaa loukkaava
French: diffamatoire (fr)

German: verleumderisch (de)
Russian: клеветни́ческий (ru) (klevetníčeskij)

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Serbo-Croatian: ^{(please verify)} utuživo

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