maldicente

Italian

Etymology

mal(e) (“evil, wrong”) +‎ dicente (“sayer, saying”), on the example of Latin maledicēns.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mal.diˈt͡ʃɛn.te/, [mäl̺d̪iˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪e]
  • Stress: maldicènte
  • Hyphenation: mal‧di‧cen‧te

Adjective

maldicente (masculine and feminine plural maldicenti)

  1. slanderous
    Synonyms: calunniatore, diffamatore, maledico
    Antonyms: elogiatore, lodatore

Noun

maldicente m or f (plural maldicenti)

  1. slanderer
    Synonyms: malalingua, maledico
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